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Tuscan Chicken Soup with White Beans and Pasta
This Tuscan chicken soup with white beans and pasta is healthy, hearty, and full of flavor! Chicken sausage makes this soup extra delicious.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 375 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 small bulb fennel chopped finely
- 16 ounces chicken sausage* cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 (10 fluid ounce) cans chicken broth
- 1 (28 fluid ounce) can diced tomatoes with juices
- 1 (19 fluid ounce) can white beans drained
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 5 dashes Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup uncooked pasta
- 1 small bunch kale stems discarded, leaves torn
- small handful fresh basil torn
- 1/2 cup water
- salt & pepper to taste
Toppings (optional):
- croutons
- Parmesan Cheese shaved
Instructions
- Sauté the onions and fennel for 5 minutes on medium-high heat in a large pot.
- Add the sausage and brown for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the chicken broth, diced tomatoes, white beans, garlic, Italian seasoning, and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil on high heat, and then reduce to medium-low. Simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add the pasta, kale (tear it into bite-size pieces), basil, and water. Cook for another 15-20 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper. Serve with garlic croutons and shaved parmesan cheese if desired.
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Notes
- *I used 3 sun-dried tomato and basil flavored chicken sausages, weighing around 16 oz. Anything similar would work fine.
- If you're reheating the soup the next day you, may want to add in a bit more water as the pasta tends to soak it up.
- Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only and should be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. Ingredients can vary and Salt & Lavender makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.
Nutrition Information
Calories
375kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
44g
(15%)
Protein
23g
(46%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Cholesterol
53mg
(18%)
Sodium
1354mg
(56%)
Potassium
1077mg
(31%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
2691IU
(54%)
Vitamin C
53mg
(59%)
Calcium
190mg
(19%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 375
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 375kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 44g | 15% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 53mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 1354mg | 56% |
| Potassium | 1077mg | 23% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 2691IU | 54% |
| Vitamin C | 53mg | 59% |
| Calcium | 190mg | 19% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.