Sausage Soup With Spinach And Wild Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup uncooked wild rice
• 1 lb sweet italian turkey sausage
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 3 cups water
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 3 (16 ounce) cans reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 3 cups torn fresh spinach
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. add wild rice, reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hour until rice is cooked. set aside.
• 2 cook sausage in a dutch oven over medium-high heat until browned. stir to crumble. drain sausage and set aside.
• 3 heat oil in dutch oven over medium heat and saute onion 3 minutes. add garlic and cook 1 minute. add sausage, 3 cups water, tomato paste, oregano, basil, broth, and tomatoes. bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simer 20 minutes.
• 4 stir in cooked wild rice, spinach, salt, and pepper. ladle soup into bowls and serve with parmesan to sprinkle over.