Italian White Bean Soup
Rich and creamy, this Italian White Bean Soup is easy to make but is big on flavor. Warm up with a bowl of this cozy soup served with fresh crusty bread - yum!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 580kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage
- 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 2 medium carrots peeled and diced
- 2 celery stalks diced
- 3 cloves fresh garlic minced
- 32 ounces chicken stock
- 29 ounces white cannellini beans drained
- 1 fresh spring rosemary
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cup fresh baby spinach fresh
- ½ cup heavy cream
Instructions
- In a large pot, cook the sausage over medium heat. Using a large spoon, break apart the sausage into bite-size pieces. Cook until the sausage is cooked through, then transfer the sausage to a paper towel-lined plate.1 pound ground Italian sausage
- Add the oil, onion, carrots, and celery to the pot. Cook until the onions have softened, about 3-5 minutes.1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, 1 medium yellow onion, 2 medium carrots, 2 celery stalks
- Stir in the garlic and allow it to cook for 1 minute.3 cloves fresh garlic
- Add the chicken stock, sausage, beans, rosemary, and bay leaf to the pot. Using a wooden spoon, scrape the bottom of the pot to loosen up the brown bits at the bottom of the pan.32 ounces chicken stock, 29 ounces white cannellini beans, 1 fresh spring rosemary, 1 bay leaf
- Bring the soup up to a boil over medium-high heat. Once it has come to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and allow it to cook for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat, remove the rosemary and bay leaf.
- Stir in the spinach and heavy cream and allow the spinach to wilt before serving.1 cup fresh baby spinach, ½ cup heavy cream
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Notes
Serve with crusty bread.
Notes: Any type of white beans will work in this recipe. You can use canned navy beans, Great Northern bean white beans.
You can freeze leftover soup in containers or mason jars.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 580kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 84mg | Sodium: 801mg | Potassium: 1121mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 4174IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 151mg | Iron: 6mg
