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Football Fagioli Soup is a touchdown of taste! The succulent and spicy sausage, the tender spinach, the rich tomatoes, the creamy beans... they're all here in a savory broth that's warm and inviting. Ready in a flash so you have something to sip on between downs, Football Fagioli Soup is so easy to make you'll be celebrating a flavor victory in no time!
Football Fagioli Soup is a touchdown of taste! The succulent and spicy sausage, the tender spinach, the rich tomatoes, the creamy beans... they're all here in a savory broth that's warm and inviting. Ready in a flash so you have something to sip on between downs, Football Fagioli Soup is so easy to make you'll be celebrating a flavor victory in no time!
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound ground Italian turkey sausage
- 1 1/2 teaspoons canola oil
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2 cups water
- 1 (15.5-ounce) can great northern beans rinsed and drained
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can low-sodium chicken broth
- 3/4 cup elbow macaroni
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup fresh spinach leaves cut
- parmesan cheese to taste, shredded, for topping
Directions
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, add the sausage and cook, while stirring, until it is no longer pink, about 6-8 minutes.
- Transfer the sausage to a plate and drain the excess fat from the saucepan.
- In the same saucepan over medium heat, add the canola oil.
- Add the onions to the hot oil and cook, while stirring, until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic to the onions and cook, while stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add the water, the beans, the tomatoes and their juices, the broth, the macaroni, and the black pepper to the onion mixture and stir to combine into a soup mixture.
- Bring the soup mixture to a boil.
- Cook, uncovered, until the macaroni is tender, about 8-10 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to low.
- Add the sausage and the spinach to the soup mixture and stir to combine.
- Cook the soup mixture until the spinach is wilted, about 2-3 minutes.
- Top with the parmesan cheese and serve.
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