Gotta try this soup.

I couldn't find the "Recipes" thread, but I wanted to tell you about an easy soup/stew we made over the weekend when it was -9*. From this month's Bon Appetit'.

Easy, one pot! Serve with some crunchy bread. Chorizo works for me better than the Italian.

•2 tablespoons olive oil, divided, plus more for drizzling •1 pound fresh Mexican chorizo or Italian sausage links •1 large onion, thinly sliced •4 garlic cloves, finely chopped •1 sprig thyme •2 15-ounce cans cannellini (white kidney) beans, rinsed •2 cups low-sodium chicken broth •Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper •5 ounces baby spinach (about 10 cups) •Smoked paprika (optional)

Smoked paprika can be found at most supermarkets.

Preparation • Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add sausage and cook, turning occasionally, until browned and cooked through, 15-20 minutes. Transfer sausage to a plate.

• Reduce heat to medium. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in same skillet. Add onion, garlic, and thyme sprig. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, 5-8 minutes. Add beans and broth and cook, crushing a few beans with the back of a spoon to thicken sauce, until slightly thickened, 8-10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add spinach by handfuls and cook just until wilted, about 2 minutes.

• Slice chorizo and fold into stew; add water to thin, if desired. Divide stew among bowls; drizzle with oil and sprinkle with paprika, if desired.

It's cruel to post a picture of delicious food like that while I'm contemplating a bowl of pathetic oatmeal for breakfast.

Now I'm hungry. I think I'll have Larry (the cook in the office food court) make me a sausage egg and cheese biscuit.

I'll have to try the soup too, it looks awesome.

You had me at chorizo, looks phreaking fantastic! Will give this a try this weekend.

Looks good, but I don't drizzle, and I don't know how to fold sausage

After wrecking the rally car, I'm on a ramen diet, but pay day is Friday... looks like I know what I am trying this weekend

I have always ranked sausage among nature's most perfect foods, but it simply does not belong in soup.

Woody wrote: I have always ranked sausage among nature's most perfect foods, but it simply does not belong in soup.

Disagree. I know a whole bunch of good soups that require sausage.

Prove it, lest I shall continue to disagree.

Wedding soup for one.

The above recipe for another.

foxtrapper wrote: Wedding soup for one. The above recipe for another.

Pasta fagioli (AKA pasta fazool) for yet another. Or try this:

2 bags Manschewitz Vegetable soup mix (or Split Pea) but DO NOT add the spice packs
7 cups water
1 lb kielbasa, smoked sausage, turkey sausage, whatever you like

Throw the soup mixes and water in a crock pot in the morning and cook on High while you're at work.

Come home, cut the sausage into diagonal slices. Brown it briefly if you have the time and/or energy. Stir the sausage into the crock pot. About 10-12 minutes before you're ready to eat, add the little spice/pasta packs that came with the soup mixes. Add a little more water if necessary to desired thickness. Stir. Serve and eat.

Couldn't be an easier, cheaper, tastier way to fill your belly on a cold day. It freezes well too so you can make a big batch. If you want to get really fancy (not required) saute up a little chopped carrot, celery, and onion to stir in with the sausage.

Bonus points if you have a bread machine so you can set that up in the morning and come home to fresh bread to have with the soup.