Spinach & Sausage Florentine Soup/pasta

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 32 ounces chicken broth
• 1/2 onion (sliced thin)
• 1 (16 ounce) package lamb sausage
• 4 minced garlic cloves
• 1 (10 ounce) box frozen spinach (or bag of fresh)
• 1 pint grape tomatoes (sliced in 1/2)
• 1 (16 ounce) box cooked pasta (suggest tri-color rotini)
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon salt (for pasta water)

Recipe

• 1 brown sausage in a large deep fry pan.
• 2 add onion & garlic; cook for a few minutes.
• 3 add grape tomatoes; cook for 3 minutes longer.
• 4 add chicken broth with butter; stir till melted.
• 5 add spinach (ripped in pieces if fresh); bring to boil.
• 6 stir in parmesan & then pasta; bring to boil, then turn off.
• 7 serve immediately adding addition additional parmesan cheese to each individual bowl as desired.