Healthy Eats: Garlic White Bean Soup with Smoked Sausage

The Heart-Smart Diabetes Kitchen cookbook says this is perfect for a cold, rainy day. See what you think:

Ingredients
1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) smoked turkey sausage, diced
1 1/2 cup chopped onions
1 cup matchstick carrots
4 medium cloves garlic, minced
1 can (15 ounces) no-salt-added navy beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (14 ounces)reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 cup water
1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves, crumbled
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crumbled
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
3/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon liquid smoke

Preparation
Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons canola oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook until browned, about 2 minutes. Remove sausage from Dutch oven; set aside on a separate plate.

Add remaining 1 tablespoon canola oil and reduce to medium heat. Add onions and carrots; cook 3 minutes or until onions are translucent, stirring frequently. Add garlic; cook 15 seconds. Add remaining ingredients, except liquid smoke and sausage. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes or until onions are tender.

Remove from heat and add liquid smoke and sausage. Cook and let stand 10 minutes. To serve, spoon equal amounts of soup into four shallow bowls.

Nutritional information:
Calories, 265; Total fat, 10 grams; fiber, 8 grams.