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Slow Cooker White Bean Soup with Sausage
A tried and true family recipe for white bean soup. I add beef kielbasa sausage, grilled and chopped for a heartier meal. A touch of fresh pesto tops it all before serving.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
6 hrs
Total Time
6 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 600 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 16 oz bag of white beans
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 large carrots chopped
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1 lb beef kielbasa sausage grilled, chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh pesto
Instructions
- Soak the beans overnight in water covering the beans by 1 inch.
- Drain the water from the beans, rinse and add chicken stock to beans in slow cooker.
- Add the chopped onion, carrot, celery and garlic.
- Cook for 6 hours in slow cooker or until beans are soft, but not mushy (See Note 1).
- Grill kielbasa, when cool enough to handle, slice into 1/2 inch pieces and add to slow cooker in last hour of cooking (See Note 2).
- Season to taste. Add tablespoon of fresh pesto on top of each bowl of soup before serving.
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Notes
- At this stage it can be seasoned to reflect whatever type of soup you want, be it French with thyme and tarragon, Mexican with cumin, Italian with Italian herbs, etc.2. You can slice the kielbasa and pan fry to sear and caramelize edges if a grill is not an option.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1oz
Calories
600kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
46.9g
(16%)
Protein
30g
(60%)
Fat
33.8g
(52%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
50.1mg
(17%)
Sodium
1035.8mg
(43%)
Fiber
10.4g
(42%)
Sugar
6.7g
(13%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 600
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1oz | |
| Calories | 600kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 46.9g | 16% |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 33.8g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 50.1mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 1035.8mg | 43% |
| Fiber | 10.4g | 42% |
| Sugar | 6.7g | 13% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.