• 8 cups chicken broth (64 oz.)
• 2 cups water (16 oz.)
• 12 oz Chicken apple sausage or other specialty sausage, cut up
• 2 Firm apples, such as Gala, peeled and diced (3-4 cups)
• 5 oz baby spinach, roughly chopped (about 5 cups), or 1 box frozen chopped spinach

Preparing the Soup:

1. Rinse, drain, and pick over beans. Remove discolored, shriveled beans and any foreign material. Rinse well.
2. Place beans in 6 or 8-quart pot. Add broth and water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer covered for 1 and a 1/2 hours.
3. Slice the sausage lengthwise and then crosswise into half circles. Add to the pot with the contents of the soup mix vegetable packet. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer covereed for 30 minutes.
4. Add diced apples, return to a simmer and cover for 5 minutes. If using frozen spinach, add with apples.
5. Stir in fresh spinach for 1 minutes, and serve.