Sausage Kale and White Bean Soup
This hearty sausage, kale and white bean soup is healthy, flavorful and so easy to make. This one-pot soup is packed with protein, fiber, and leafy greens and is ready in under 30 minutes!
Servings: 8 Servings
Cost: $7
Equipment
- chef's knife
Ingredients
- 1 pound Italian sausage
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 yellow onion (finely diced)
- 2 stalks celery (1 cup, diced)
- 2 large carrots (1 cup, diced)
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 4 cups chicken broth (1 quart)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 15 ounces white beans (drained and rinsed, great northern or cannellini beans)
- 3 ounces kale 84g – (about 4 cups, finely chopped)
- 1 Tablespoon parsley (chopped)
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese (for serving)
Instructions
- Cook the sausage, garlic, onion, celery, and carrots in 1 Tablespoon olive oil in a large pot with a lid over medium heat, until the vegetables are soft and sausage is lightly browned. Stir often to break the sausage into small pieces.
- Then, add the chicken broth, lemon juice, paprika, salt, pepper, beans, kale and parsley and bring to a boil with the lid slightly ajar.
- Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer until the kale is soft and dark green.
- Serve with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.
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Notes
Ingredient Notes & Substitutions
- Italian sausage. Use ground sausage and choose your heat level. We use mild.
- Celery and Carrots. You can put any vegetables you'd like in this soup. Zucchini, bell peppers, mushrooms etc.
- Chicken broth. Vegetable broth is also a good choice.
- Kale. Fresh kale is best, but frozen also works in a pinch. You can also use fresh spinach.
- White beans. use great northern or cannellini beans.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 327kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 1004mg | Potassium: 624mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 4219IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 149mg | Iron: 3mg