I bought some of those chicken sausage links (Italian seasoned) the other day and didn't really know what to do with them. And with all this snow and cold, a soup was calling me. I've never actually made a sausage soup...weird, I know. So I just started throwing things together and this is what I came up with. It was actually really good and warmed me right up. Kids liked it, too.
Ingredients:
2 Italian sausage links, I prefer chicken sausage (probably about half a pound?) Or ground Italian sausage.
1/2 cup diced onion
1 large or 2 small potatoes, chopped
1 can white beans (any type you like), drained and rinsed
1 cup chopped spinach
4 cups chicken broth
1 cup water (or more, depending on how thin you want it)
1 cup milk
Bay leaf
Basil
Garlic powder, Salt & pepper to taste
Optional: Small pasta, like Ditilini
Directions:
Remove sausage from casings and cook in pot with onions. (I cooked it in bacon grease, because I love the flavor it adds. You could use oil.) Add potatoes and broth/water, bay leaf and other spices. Cook for a few minutes then add beans and pasta, if using. (I don't think it really needs pasta, but I wanted it to be more filling. Either way will be yummy.) When potatoes are almost done, add spinach. Cook until noodles and potatoes are tender. Stir in milk. Taste and adjust if needed.
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