Italian sausage zuppa

Servings per recipe: 8

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Total time: 50 minutes

Ingredients:

• 6 C, chicken broth
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 (3.5 oz) links spicy Italian sausage, optional
• 3 large potatoes, cubed
• 1 bunch fresh spinach, washed and chopped
• 1/4 C evaporated milk
• Salt to taste
• Ground black pepper to taste

Preparation:

Discard the sausage casing. Place a large pan on medium and heat and cook the sausages in it for 4 minutes. Add the onion and cook them for 5 minutes. Place a soup pot on medium heat. Transfer the sausage mix to it. Stir in the broth with potato. Cook them until they start boiling. Keep a rolling boil until the potato is done. Stir in the spinach and boil the soup until it wilts. Turn off the heat. Add the milk with salt and pepper. Serve the soup warm.

Nutritional information:

• Calories: 558
• Fat:25.2 g
• Carbohydrates: 57.4 g
• Protein: 26.4 g
• Cholesterol: 56 mg
• Sodium: 1745 mg

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet