Winter Country Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter, maragarine
1 lb smoked sausage, Hillshire Farm, cut into 1/4 inch slices
1 cup shallot, onions chopped
1 large red bell pepper, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
8 cups turnip greens (or kale)
1 (15 1/4 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
1 (15 1/2 ounce) can great northern beans, drained
8 cups vegetable broth
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3/4 cup orzo pasta, uncooked

Preparation

Melt butter in 5 to 6 quart pan or stock pot over medium-high heat. Cook sausage, shallots and red bell pepper, stirring occasionally until sausage is lightly browned, about 3 to 4 minutes.
Add turnip greens and cook, stirring gently, until greens wilt, about 3 minutes. Stir in corn, beans, vegetable broth and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil.
Stir in orzo pasta. Return soup to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook 30 minutes.