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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a lare pot heat the oil over moderately high heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring frequently, until browned, about 5 minutes. Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon. | 2. Reduce the heat to moderate. Add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic, thyme, and bay leaf to the pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables have softened, about 10 minutes. | 3. Meanwhile combine 2 cups of the beans and 2 cups of the water in a blender and puree until smoooth. | 4. Add the tomatoes, the bean puree, the remaining 8 cups water, the salt, and the pepper, to the pot. Bring to a boil, skimming any foam that rises to the surface. Stir in the sausage, the remaining 2 cups bean, and the spinach. Simmer until the spinach wilts, about 3 minutes. Serve the soup topped with grated parmesan, and pass more Parmesan at the table. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
italian sausage	1		mild	1569.4315	2.9484	64.637	142.1107
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
celery rib	1		chopped	-	-	-	-
garlic clove	1		minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
thyme	1/2	teaspoon	dried	0.40399999999999997	0.0978	0.0222	0.0067
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
white bean	4	cups	drained rinsed	2889.6	535.35	181.546	10.148
water	10	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
tomato juice	1	cup	canned diced	41.31	8.5779	2.0655	0.7047
salt	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
pepper	1	teaspoon	ground	5.773	1.4708	0.239	0.075
spinach	2/3	quarts		-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese			grated	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.