Slow Cooker Tuscan White Bean Soup with Sausage
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4.5
Slow Cooker Tuscan White Bean Soup with Sausage
Description
This soup begins by slow cooking dried great northern beans in chicken broth alongside diced carrots, celery, butternut squash, onion, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, salt, and pepper for several hours until the beans soften. Separately, Italian sausage is formed into small meatballs and added in with kale and tomato paste after initial cooking, allowing the flavors to meld and the sausage to cook through.
The result is a thick, stew-like soup with creamy white beans and tender sausage bites, complemented by the sweetness of butternut squash and the earthiness of kale. Shaved Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top adds a savory finish.
This dish is well-suited for a filling lunch or dinner and benefits from slow cooking to develop depth of flavor and tender textures.
Ingredients
- 16 ounces great northern beans dried
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 2 carrot diced
- 2 celery diced, stalks
- 2 cups butternut squash diced
- 1 yellow onion diced, medium
- 4 garlic pressed or minced, large cloves
- 4 bay leaf
- 4 thyme sprigs
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
- 1 pound Italian sausage ground
- 4 cups kale baby leaves
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- Parmesan Cheese shaved
Instructions
- Pour the dry beans into the base of a 6 quart slow cooker with the chicken broth, carrots, celery, onion, butternut squash, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cook on low for 8 hours. Meanwhile, form the sausage into small meatballs and refrigerate until ready to cook.
- Take ½ cup of the soup broth and pour into a small bowl. Whisk in the tomato paste until smooth and then add back to the slow cooker. Add the baby kale and then the sausage meatballs and cook for 30-45 minutes or until the sausage is cooked through and the beans are tender. Adjust seasonings to taste.
- Serve with shaved parmesan cheese scattered on top.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 603 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 603kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 65g | 22% |
| Protein | 32g | 64% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 57mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 2390mg | 100% |
| Potassium | 2055mg | 44% |
| Fiber | 18g | 72% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 12973IU | 259% |
| Vitamin C | 97mg | 108% |
| Calcium | 274mg | 27% |
| Iron | 7mg | 39% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.5
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