Sausage and Bean Soup

Ingredients

For 8 servings

• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 10 ounce sausage (I used old fashioned farmers sausage)
• 1 medium onion (chopped)
• 2 medium carrots (peeled and chopped)
• 3 stalks celery (chopped)
• 1 red bell pepper (seeded and chopped)
• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• ½ teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon thyme (fresh, chopped)
• 2 bay leaves
• 8 cups chicken broth (low sodium or no sodium added)
• 15 ounce navy beans (1 can, drained and rinsed)
• 15 ounce red kidney beans (1 can, drained and rinsed)
• 15 ounce cannellini beans (1 can, drained and rinsed)
• 1 tablespoon parsley (fresh, chopped)