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easy sausage and bean soup

Easy Spicy Sausage and White Bean Soup

This sausage and bean soup is chock-full of all good things: Spicy ground Italian sausage, creamy butter beans, sweet carrots, spinach, white wine, and cream.
5 from 7 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 420 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter divided
  • 1 lb spicy Italian sausage casings removed
  • 1 cup red onion diced
  • 1 cup carrot diced
  • 2 tablespoon minced garlic 4 cloves
  • ½ cup dry white wine
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 7-8 cups chicken broth
  • 2 cans 15 oz each white beans drained (30 oz total)
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 4 cups fresh spinach roughly chopped
  • ½–¾ cups cream half & half, whole milk, or heavy cream
  • Optional Shaved Parmesan for topping
  • Optional Crusty bread for serving

Instructions
 

  • Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a soup pot over medium heat. Add sausage, cook 3–5 minutes until browned and crumbled. Remove and drain on paper towels.
  • Drain most of the grease, melt remaining butter, and sauté onion and carrot 4 minutes until softened. Add garlic; cook 1 minute.
  • Stir in salt and Italian seasoning, then add wine to deglaze the pot. Simmer 30 seconds.
  • Add broth, beans, sausage, and bay leaves. Bring to boil, then simmer on medium-low 25 minutes until veggies are tender.
  • Remove bay leaves, stir in spinach and cream. Simmer a few minutes until spinach wilts. Serve hot with Parmesan on top.

Notes

  • No wine? No problem. This soup is still delicious without it.
  • Milk and cream with a higher fat content are also less likely to curdle.
  • Nutrition values are an estimate only. 

Nutrition

Calories: 420kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 23gFat: 25g
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