Pasta Fagioli

Ingredients

• 12 ounces Santa Fe chicken sausage, halved lengthwise and sliced
• 3 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 cup uncooked small seashell pasta
• 2 cups coarsely chopped zucchini (about 2 small zucchini)
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/3 cup (about 1 1/2 ounces) shredded asiago cheese

Instructions

1. Heat a large saucepan over high heat. Add sausage; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
2. Add broth and pasta; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 4 minutes.
3. Add zucchini and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 2 minutes.
4. Stir in basil, oregano and beans; cover and simmer for 3 minutes or until pasta and zucchini are tender.
5. Sprinkle with cheese.

Yield: 5 servings (serving size: about 1 1/3 cups soup and about 1 tablespoon asiago cheese)