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Italian Sausage Fennel White Bean Soup

This Italian sausage fennel white bean soup is the perfect soup to dig into on a cool night. Packed with hot Italian sausage, flavorful fennel, white beans, and lots of fresh basil.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 468 kcal
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 1 pound hot Italian sausage
  • 1 leek trimmed, cut in half lengthwise and thinly sliced
  • 1 large shallot minced
  • 1 fennel bulb top and bottom trimmed, cut in half, thinly sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • kosher salt to taste
  • 6 cups chicken stock
  • 1 15 ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 2 15 ounce cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 tablespoons basil pesto
  • fresh minced basil
  • Fresh minced fennel fronds
  • grated parmesan for topping

Instructions

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  1. Add a 5-quart soup pot to the stove over medium heat.
  2. If your sausage came in casings, cut it out and add the ground sausage meat to the soup pot.
  3. Break up the sausage while it browns. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the majority of the sausage is starting to look brown.
  4. Add in the leek, shallot, and fennel. Saute for another 10 minutes or just until the vegetables have started to soften.
  5. Add in the garlic and cook for another minute or just until the garlic is fragrant.
  6. Pour in the chicken stock and diced tomatoes and stir to combine. Make sure to scrape the bottom of the pan if there was any browning.
  7. Add the beans and let the soup simmer over low heat for about 10-15 minutes or until the soup smells fragrant and the vegetables seem soft.
  8. Stir in the pesto to add a bit more flavor to the soup.
  9. To serve spoon the soup into a bowl and top with a generous sprinkle of fresh basil, minced fennel fronds, and Parmesan cheese.

Notes

  • Fennel fronds are the dill-looking green leaves on the top of the fennel bulb.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 468kcal (23%) Carbohydrates 30g (10%) Protein 27g (54%) Fat 27g (42%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Polyunsaturated Fat 20g Cholesterol 52mg (17%) Sodium 1193mg (50%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 8g (16%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 468

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 468kcal 23%
Carbohydrates 30g 10%
Protein 27g 54%
Fat 27g 42%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Polyunsaturated Fat 20g 118%
Cholesterol 52mg 17%
Sodium 1193mg 50%
Fiber 5g 20%
Sugar 8g 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.