Description
A comforting Tuscan-inspired soup featuring Italian sausage, white beans, and fresh vegetables.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound mild Italian sausage
- 1 large yellow onion, diced (about 1 ½ cups)
- 3 ribs celery, diced
- 2 large carrots, sliced into rounds
- 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 cups (32 ounces) chicken broth
- 2 cans (15.5 ounces each) Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 cups (60 g) fresh baby spinach
- ½ cup (119 g) heavy whipping cream
- Parsley, chopped for garnish
Instructions
- In a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the sausage and cook until browned, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, about 10-15 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium and add the onions, celery, and carrots, cooking until onions soften, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add garlic and cook for another minute.
- Stir in tomato paste, Italian seasoning, crushed red pepper, and black pepper.
- Pour in chicken broth and add beans, bringing to a simmer. Let it simmer for 6-7 minutes until celery and carrots soften.
- Add heavy cream and spinach, continuing to cook until spinach wilts, about 5 minutes.
- Serve warm, garnished with parsley.
Notes
For extra flavor, add a splash of white wine after cooking the vegetables. Adjust spice levels by varying the crushed red pepper. Substitute Great Northern beans with Cannellini beans if desired.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Soups
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 55mg