Italian Sausage and White Bean Soup

We had a great bunch at a friend's house today and weren't very hungry at dinner time but I knew if I didn't eat something I'd be foraging in the kitchen later and then be disappointed about the junk I ate.  After taking a quick inventory of the pantry and the freezer, I decided to do something with italian sausage.  I went on Pinterest and found a recipe for Italian Sausage and White Bean Soup on this blog:  http://thenourishinghome.com/2012/03/italian-sausage-white-bean-soup-gf/ 

My version was slightly different and not gluten free.  I'll try to stick to that next

time but I couldn't resist modifying it.  My modifications

were:

 

- left out the celery because we didn't have any

- added Orzo because we had it and it sounded good
- I used Goya Chicken boullion to make the chicken stock
- I added about 2 extra cups of water due to the orzo

 

It was so good, I didn't even add crackers which I typically do when eating soup.
Sorry, no photos...too busy enjoying the soup.