Description
Sausage White Bean Soup is a hearty and comforting dish featuring spicy Italian sausage, creamy white beans, fresh vegetables, and a touch of cream. Perfect for chilly nights, this one-pot soup offers a balanced blend of flavors with tender carrots, spinach, and herbs simmered in a rich broth.
Ingredients
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Meat and Beans
- 19 oz spicy (hot) crumbled Italian sausage
- 15 oz cannellini beans (canned, rinsed and drained)
Vegetables and Herbs
- 1 small onion (chopped)
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (or Herbs from Provence)
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme (no sprigs, just leaves)
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (to taste)
- 2 medium carrots (sliced)
- 5 oz fresh spinach
Liquids and Seasonings
- 4 cups chicken stock
- ½ cup heavy cream
- salt and pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Cook sausage and aromatics: In a large saucepan, add crumbled Italian sausage, chopped onion, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, fresh thyme leaves, and red pepper flakes. Cook on medium heat, stirring regularly to break up the sausage, for about 5 minutes until the onion softens and starts to lightly brown.
- Add carrots and beans: Stir in the sliced carrots and half of the rinsed and drained cannellini beans.
- Add chicken stock and simmer: Pour in 4 cups of chicken stock, stir well, cover with a lid, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a visible simmer and cook for about 20 minutes until the carrots are tender.
- Add spinach and remaining beans: Add the fresh spinach and remaining half of the cannellini beans to the pot. Cover and let the spinach wilt on low heat, stirring occasionally.
- Optional blend or mash beans: For thicker soup, transfer the remaining beans with some soup liquid (without sausage) to a blender and blend, or mash them with a fork for chunkier texture. Add the blended or mashed beans back into the pot with the spinach and stir to combine.
- Add cream and season: Remove the soup from heat and stir in the heavy cream. Adjust consistency with more chicken stock or cream as desired. Season with salt, pepper, and additional red pepper flakes if preferred.
- Serve: Garnish with fresh thyme leaves and serve hot. Enjoy your comforting sausage white bean soup!
Notes
- This soup is a perfect comforting meal for chilly nights and makes a balanced, veggie-packed dish.
- Cooking everything in one pot makes cleanup easy and quick.
- The soup stores well in the fridge and freezer, ideal for make-ahead meals on busy days.
- For a thicker soup texture, increase heavy cream to 1 cup.
- You can blend or mash the second half of the beans to achieve your preferred soup consistency.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 787 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 1703 mg
- Fat: 57 g
- Saturated Fat: 23 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 31 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 145 mg
