Here's a really good soup that's quick and easy:
SAUSAGE AND BEAN SOUP
3 or 4 links Italian sausage, removed from casings
1 med. Onion, diced
1 heaping tblsp. Minced garlic
4 cans chicken broth
1 (15oz) can diced fire roasted tomatoes
2 (15 oz) cans cannelloni white beans, drained and rinsed
2 bunches fresh Swiss chard
½ to ¾ cup dry pasta (any type you choose) I used a small rotini
Coat bottom of non stick soup pot with 1 or 2 teaspoons olive oil (or use pam) and brown sausage. (Using a wooden spoon, be sure to keep chopping up the sausage until it’s in small pieces) when browned, add onions and garlic and sauté about 5 min. Add some salt and pepper, the beans, the tomatoes and the broth. Simmer a few minutes then add the Swiss chard and the pasta and simmer about 20 to min. to allow all the flavors to blend and the spinach or chard to really cook well. Serve in bowls topped with parmesan cheese and serve garlic bread on the side. Serves 4 to 6 depending on whether they take seconds….