This soup supper is made to order for a busy weeknight. Most people think a soup has to cook for hours for it to be good. I love soup suppers and decided to create this tomato-based, mushroom and sausage soup that takes only 20 minutes to make.
Onion garlic crostini or "little toasts" makes a great accompaniment for this dinner.
Helpful Hints:
_ Navy beans or red kidney beans can be used instead of cannellini beans.
_ Any leftover whole grain bread can be used for the crostini.
_ Diced fresh onions can be found in the produce section of the supermarket.
_ Minced garlic can be found in jars in the produce or condiment sections of the supermarket.
Countdown:
_ Start soup.
_ While soup cooks, prepare crostini.
Shopping List:
To buy: 1 package low-fat turkey sausage(ASTERISK), 1 bottle fat-free, low-salt, pasta sauce(ASTERISK)(ASTERISK), 1 can cannellini beans, 1 loaf multi grain, country bread, 1 pound sliced button mushrooms, 1 container fresh diced red onion.
Staples: olive oil, olive oil spray, minced garlic, sugar, fat-free, low-salt chicken broth.
(ASTERISK) Look for turkey sausage containing (per ounce) 44 calories, 2.2 g fat, 0.6 g saturated fat, 168 mg sodium, such as Jennie-O Turkey Store brand.
(ASTERISK)(ASTERISK) Look for pasta sauce containing (per { cup) 112 calories, 3.5 g fat, 17.7 g carbohydrate, 39 mg sodium.
