Text Box: North Woods Bean Soup   Text Box: Heat a large saucepan coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.  Add carrots, onion, garlic and kielbasa.  Saute 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Reduce heat to medium, cook 5 minutes.  Add broth, Italian seasoning, pepper and beans.  Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.  Place 2 cups of the soup in a blender or food processor and process until smooth.  Return to the pan.  Add spinach, stirring until spinach wilts.  
Serves 5.
Text Box: Cooking spray
1 c baby carrots, halved
1 c chopped onions
2 garlic cloves, minced
7 oz turkey kielbasa, halved 
  lengthwise and cut into 1/2 in 
  pieces
4 c chicken broth
Text Box: 1/2 tsp dried Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 cans Great Northern beans, 
  drained and rinsed
1 6oz bag fresh baby spinach

Courtesy Anne Richmond

Where We Live Third Thursday

Soup Swap 2008