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Slow Cooker Tuscan White Bean Soup with Sausage
Slow Cooker Tuscan White Bean Soup with Sausage is a hearty, comforting dish combining great northern beans, Italian sausage meatballs, and vegetables like carrots, celery, butternut squash, and kale, all simmered in a flavorful chicken broth. The inclusion of aromatic herbs and tomato paste enriches the broth, yielding a thick, savory soup with tender beans and sausage.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs 30 mins
Total Time
8 hrs 45 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
603 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Italian
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.
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Nutrition Information
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%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 603
% 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.