Hurry-Up Sausage And Bean Soup
["6 oz. fully cooked smoked sausage links, cut diagonally into 1/4-inch slices", "1 (16 oz.) can Great Northern beans, drained", "1 small onion, chopped", "1 clove garlic, crushed", "1 c. ready to serve beef broth", "1/4 c. dry sherry", "3/4 tsp. ground cumin", "1 Tbsp. chopped parsley", "lemon slices (if desired)", "sour cream (if desired)"]
["Place beans, onion and garlic in food processor bowl fitted with steel blade or blender container; process until smooth, scraping bowl as necessary.", "Add broth, sherry and cumin; process until blended.", "Pour into medium saucepan.", "Cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.", "Add sausage; cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.", "Stir in parsley.", "Garnish with lemon and sour cream.", "Makes 2 servings each with 496 calories, 23 g fat and 56 mg cholesterol."]
["sausage links", "Great Northern beans", "onion", "clove garlic", "ready", "sherry", "ground cumin", "parsley", "lemon slices", "sour cream"]