Bratwurst Soup

Name: Bratwurst Soup
Total time: 80
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 5 fresh bratwurst sausages; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 onions, chopped; 4 carrots, sliced; 4 ribs celery, chopped; 2 teaspoons chopped garlic; 2 (32 ounce) cartons chicken broth; 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes; 1 cup chopped fresh basil; 0.25 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 2 teaspoons ground thyme; 0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 6 potatoes, cut into cubes; 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed; 12 ounces spinach, coarsely chopped, or more to taste

Recipe by Barry Heuser from allrecipes.com

Dinner 1 Hr. 20 Mins.

Ingredients

12 servings

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5 fresh bratwurst sausages
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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2 onions, chopped
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4 carrots, sliced
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4 ribs celery, chopped
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2 teaspoons chopped garlic
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2 (32 ounce) cartons chicken broth
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1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes

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1 cup chopped fresh basil
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0.25 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
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2 teaspoons ground thyme
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0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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6 potatoes, cut into cubes
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2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
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12 ounces spinach, coarsely chopped, or more to taste

Instructions

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
Grill bratwursts until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Cool. Slice each bratwurst into 1/4-inch pieces.
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion, carrots, and celery in hot oil until onions are tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir garlic into onion mixture and cook until garlic is fragrant, 1 minute.
Stir chicken broth, tomatoes, sliced bratwurst, basil, parsley, thyme, and cayenne pepper into onion mixture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
Mix potatoes into bratwurst mixture, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer until potatoes are almost cooked through, 15 minutes.
Stir beans and spinach into pot; simmer until heated through and potatoes are done, 5 to 10 minutes.