Slow Cooker Sausage, White Bean and Spinach Soup

With less than 10 minutes of prep time in the morning, you can throw all the ingredients into your slow cooker and return at the end of the day for a delicious soup.

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 (13.2 ounce) package smoked turkey sausage, sliced thin (or for a spicier version of this soup, use smoke andouille sausage)
3 large cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, diced into very small pieces
3 carrots, peeled and sliced (and halved, if large)
3 stalks of celery, sliced
2 (15 ounce) cans Great Northern white beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 teaspoon oregano
2 bay leaves
4 cups chicken broth
Salt and pepper to taste
3 cups fresh baby spinach

Instructions

Heat olive oil in small skillet. Add sliced sausage and saute, stirring occasionally, until browned.
Place sausage, garlic, onion, carrots, celery, oregano and bay leaves into slow cooker. Add chicken broth and 2 cups water. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Cook on low heat for 7 - 8 hours (or high for 3 - 4 hours).
Just before serving, stir in spinach.

This recipe comes from Damn Delicious.