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White Bean & Sausage Soup

a hearty soup prefect for a winter day.

Course Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword bean soup, sausage & white bean soup, sausage based soup, winter soup
Prep Time 21 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 51 minutes
Servings 6 people
Calories 388 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2-3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 med onion, chopped
  • 2 each carrots, chopped
  • 2 ribs celery, chopped
  • 2 large garlic cloves, minced or grated
  • 1 lb pork sausage
  • 8 cups chicken stock or water with bouillon
  • 2 cans Cannellini or white beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1/4 cup frozen chopped spinach or kale or 1 cup fresh, chopped
  • 2 tsp Italian herbs
  • salt and pepper
  • grated Parmesan for serving, optional

Instructions

  1. Heat the pot slightly and add the oil. Saute the onion celery and carrots until slightly softened. Add the garlic, and cook briefly, stirring.

  2. Add the sausage, and brown, breaking up into small bite size pieces.

  3. Add the chicken stock (or water and bouillon) and cannellini beans. Stir in the Italian seasoning, and salt and pepper to taste. If using Better Than Bouillon, no more salt is necessary.

  4. Bring to a simmer, and cook for about 15 minutes to cook the sausage and blend flavors. Then add the greens and simmer another 5 minutes.

Recipe Notes

Serve with some grated Parmesan cheese on top, if desired.

Turn this into Sausage Tortellini Soup but leaving out the cannellini beans and add 6 oz of frozen or shelf stable tortellini instead.