INGREDIENTS
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3 tbsp olive oil, divided
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8-10oz. sweet Italian sausage (we like sweet Italian chicken or turkey sausage)
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4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
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1 cup diced yellow onion
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1/2 cup diced organic celery
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4 cups homemade chicken stock
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3 cups of soaked & cooked Great Northern white beans (equivalent to two 15oz. cans, rinsed)
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1 tsp sea salt
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1/4 tsp dried Italian seasoning
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1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
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4 cups of tightly packed baby spinach leaves, stems
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1 1/2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
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1/2 cup shaved Parmesan, plus 1 piece of rind (optional)