Bratwurst Soup

Ingredients

• 5 freshs bratwurst sausages
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 onions , chopped
• 4 carrots , sliced
• 4 ribss celery , chopped
• 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
• 2 cartonss chicken broth , 32 ounce
• 1 can diced tomatoes , 14.5 ounce
• 1 cup chopped fresh basil
• 0.25 cups chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 2 teaspoons ground thyme
• 0.5 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 6 potatoes , cut into cubes
• 2 cans cannellini beans , 15 ounce
• 12 ounces spinach , coarsely chopped, or more to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.

2. 2

   Grill bratwursts until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Cool. Slice each bratwurst into 1/4-inch pieces.

3. 3

   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.

4. 4

   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.

5. 5

   Mix potatoes into bratwurst mixture, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer until potatoes are almost cooked through, 15 minutes.

6. 6

   Stir beans and spinach into pot; simmer until heated through and potatoes are done, 5 to 10 minutes.