sausage and vegetable soup

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 6 - sun-dried tomato basil sausages-i use chicken
• 1 cup onions diced- i like the frozen, out of a bag for convenience
• 3 medium carrots, chopped
• 2 teaspoons chopped garlic, about 4-5 cloves
• 1 small zucchini, halved and sliced 1/4 inch
• 1 small summer squash, halved and sliced 1/4 inch
• 1 teaspoon old bay seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 box 32 oz low fat, low sodium chicken broth
• 1 can 14.5 oz diced tomatoes
• 1 can 8 oz tomato sauce
• 1 can 8 oz water
• 2 - dried bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper- optional
• 4 cups fresh chopped spinach
• 1 can 15.5 oz cannellini beans rinsed
• - parmesan cheese to garnish