Dinner

Tuscan Italian Soup is for Dinner.

Tuscan Italian Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

Tuscan Italian Soup takes several minutes to cook.

Tuscan Italian Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Tuscan Italian Soup are:

Tuscan Turkey Italian Sausage and Barley Stew
(makes 6 servings)
1 lb. turkey Italian sausage casings removed
1 TBS olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 1/2 cups chopped mushrooms
2 Tbs. fresh chopped basil
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 cup frozen chopped spinach thawed and squeezed
2 cloves minced garlic
2 tsp. red pepper flakes (or less if you don't like the heat)
1 can great northern beans rinsed and drained
2 1/2 Tbs. flour
3 cups fat free chicken broth
salt and pepper to taste

Here is how you make Tuscan Italian Soup:

Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add a tsp. of olive oil. Add sausage to pan and crumble and brown. Remove sausage and set aside. Add remaining oil to pan and when heated add mushrooms, onion, basil and oregano. Let cook for a few minutes and add flour. Stir frequently and cook for a couple minutes more (some of the flour may begin to stick but that is okay, when the broth is added it will lift off the pan). Deglaze the pan with the broth and scrape up any bits off the bottom of the pan. Add remaining ingredients except barley including sausage and let simmer for about 6-8 minutes. Makes 8 one cup servings.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ROXHUDSON.

The nutritional information for Tuscan Italian Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 167.5

• Total Fat: 8.3 g
• Cholesterol: 43.7 mg
• Sodium: 720.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 9.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
• Protein: 14.3 g