Sweet Potato Sausage and Spinach Soup Recipe

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup of quinoa
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 10- to 11-ounce fully cooked chicken sausage cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices* (omit for vegan version)
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cayenne pepper, chopped (optional- if you like more spice)
• 2 pounds (2 large or 3 small) red-skinned sweet potatoes (yams), peeled, quartered lengthwise, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
• 1 pound (1 large or 2 small) white-skinned potatoes, peeled, halved lengthwise, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
• 6 cups low-salt chicken broth or vegetable broth
• 1 9-ounce bag fresh spinach