Smoked Sausage Soup

This soup is delicious and very low in calories! We love to eat it with crusty bread.

1 tsp. olive oil
1 (14 oz) package low-fat smoked sausage (I used Turkey Smoked Sausage), sliced
1 1/2 c. finely chopped onion
1/2 c. chopped carrot
1/2 c. chopped celery
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (32 oz) carton fat-free, less sodium chicken broth
1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes
1/3 c. long grain rice
salt and pepper to taste
1 (7 oz) bag baby spinach

1. Heat oil in a large pot or Dutch oven. Add sausage and next 4 ingredients. Saute 4 minutes, or until veggies are tender.
2. Add broth and next 2 ingredients season with salt and pepper (I also love a Cajun seasoning that includes salt as a substitute for the salt). Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes or until rice is done (I used Minute rice and it was done in about 7 minutes). Turn off heat and stir in spinach. Serve immediately.

Serves 8 (But it's so low in points, you can have 2 servings!)
1 serving=1 cup
3 Points+ per serving