Here is another delicious soup to add to your Pinterest board:
Italian Sausage, White Bean, and Kale (or Spinach) Soup
I updated this post and added an optional ingredient: Pesto. It added some flavor to the soup and my family gobbled it up! This hearty soup is super easy to pull together and is included in my 7 Aldi Dinner Ideas post that’s coming soon!
Italian Sausage, White Bean, and Kale (or Spinach) Soup
Author: Kristia Ludwick
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 pound Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- ¾ cup shredded carrot
- 3-4 garlic cloves, minced
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 1 ½ tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 (16 oz) cans of white beans
- 1 bunch of kale, chopped fine OR 4 - 8 oz baby spinach, depending on your taste, chopped
- ½ tsp pepper
- Optional: 1-2 tablespoons jarred or homemade Pesto
Instructions
- In a large soup pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the sausage, onion, carrot, and garlic. Break up the sausage into small pieces and cook all the way through.
- Add the chicken stock and seasoning and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, stir in the beans, kale, pepper. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in Pesto the last few minutes of simmer.
- IF using spinach, stir it in AFTER the 30 minutes simmer. Spinach is more tender than kale, so it doesn't need to cook as long as kale.
I make a soup that is really similar to this. It is one of my family’s favorites. It’s actually a soup they request all year – not just in the winter. Your recipe looks so yummy!
This sounds great – the flavors go together so nicely.
I make a recipe similar to this one and it truly is delicious! I think I’ll be trying yours, too, as it looks just a little healthier. How do you think it would be if I subbed white beans for pintos? I have some which need to be used.
Barb – I don’t know why you couldn’t use Pinto beans. If you try it let us know how it turns out.
Thanks for commenting!
This looks amazing. I may have to try this out on a cold day in… 🙂
This post is so informative and looks amazing! I think my subscribers would really enjoy reading this (and anything else you’d like to share for that matter). I would love for you to come share it at Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways on Frugally Sustainable today. And, I really hope that you will put Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways on your list of carnivals to visit and link to each Wednesday! Here’s the link: http://frugallysustainable.blogspot.com/2011/11/frugal-days-sustainable-ways-1.html
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What a delicious soup! I love white beans and kale in soup, but have never added sausage. I bet it makes a tasty addition. Thanks for sharing this with the Hearth and Soul Hop.
You made it:) Thank you so very much for linking up to Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways:) I’m so happy to “meet” you! I am totally loving your blog and your posts! I really hope you make Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways a part of your Wednesdays! And keep the great posts comin’
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Andrea @ Frugally Sustainable
Totally needed this for this weekend.
T
I’m posting this to my fb page this morning:) Thanks again!
This looks really tasty – I love any soup with sausage in it 🙂 If you love soup, I’m hosting a weekly blog carnival specifically for soups, stocks and chowders, every Sunday. I would love it if you would come over and post this recipe. Here’s a link to last Sunday’s carnival, so you can see what it’s all about!
http://easynaturalfood.com/2011/11/12/sunday-night-soup-night-11132011/
I hope to see you there!
Debbie
Looks yummy! I think I might try this minus the sausage; I am not a meat eater! 🙂
This soup sounds absolutely scrumptious – perfect comfort food! Thank you for sharing it with the Hearth and Soul hop.
hi,
I know you have a recipe binder would you mind sharing how your organize your recipes. Also how do you find the recipes for meal planning if you have many in one category?
bj
Thanks so much for sharing this recipe with Sunday Night Soup Night. I’ll be hosting weekly through fall and winter, so I’d love to see you again with your next soup/stock/chowder recipe!
Hi BJ,
Here is a link to a post I wrote about my recipe binder. I didn’t go into too much detail, but you have given me an idea for an upcoming post…thanks.
http://www.familybalancesheet.org/2011/01/my-binder-system-for-organizing-some.html
Do you use Chicken stock or broth? The list of ingredients say “stock” but in the directions you say “broth”.
I use my homemade stock. I never use broth, so I’m not sure why I originally typed broth. I’m sorry for the confusion.