Italian Sausage and Potato Soup

This soup is inspired by Olive Garden's Zuppa Tuscana. I love that stuff!

Ingredients:
1/2 package of Italian sausage
2 large potatoes, chopped into same-size pieces
2 boxes chicken broth
1 onion chopped
1 can Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained (I add the beans to make the soup heartier and have more fiber)
Red Pepper Flakes
French bread (optional)

Serves 4

Remove the sausage from its casings by cutting the casing and squeezing the sausage into a soup pot over medium high heat. Break up the sausage as it cooks. Add chopped onion and some red pepper flakes and cook until onion is translucent and sausage is almost done.

Add the potatoes, beans, and then the broth. Bring to a boil and cook until the potatoes are fork tender, about 10 minutes.

Serve with warm french bread.