Print
Email
Add a photoThis is a hearty soup for a cold day. If you don't use noodles, all it needs is a slice of garlic bread on the side.
- You can use fewer greens and add other vegetables, like sliced zucchini, to the mix
- Optional: ½ cup dry pasta (macaroni, mini-penne), cooked al dente – keep separate and add to the bowl as you dish up the soup.
- Cannellini substitute: I prefer to precook my own small white (aka: Navy) beans and use that, but keep cannellini on hand for those times I don't think ahead.
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh Italian sweet or hot sausage, broken into big chunks
- 1 large sweet onion, in large dice
- 2 cloves garlic (or more), finely diced
- 1 lb fresh greens such as spinach, chard or kale, washed and chopped (I buy bagged, so there's no prep work)
- 1 35 oz can Italian style or diced plain tomatoes (fresh, if itâs the right season)
- 1 or 2 15.5 oz cans Cannellini beans
- 1 tsp herbs such as oregano or Italian seasoning
- 1 quart chicken or beef stock (I added another half-liter of water to it)
Directions
- Preheat a large soup pot. Drizzle with a little olive oil. Brown the Italian sausage. Add the onions and garlic. Sauté until tender. Drain any accumulated grease or oil.
- Then add the chopped greens, stock, cannellini beans, tomatoes and herbs.
- Heat through (kale will need more time to cook, so hold off on adding the beans until itâs ready to go)
- Place some pasta in the bottom of a soup bowl and ladle hot soup over it â store leftovers separately so the pasta doesnât get mushy overnight.
- Serve with garlic bread â I had trader Joeâs sourdough sandwich bread on hand, not a baguette, and it worked out very well.
- PS: I will plan ahead next time and have some small white beans boiled up and ready to go.
Toolbox
Add the recipe to which day?
Adding to Planner
Languages
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 381g | |
| Recipe makes 4 servings | |
| Calories 593 | |
| Calories from Fat 388 | 65% |
| Total Fat 43.04g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat 9.95g | 40% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 123mg | 41% |
| Sodium 2106mg | 88% |
| Potassium 570mg | 16% |
| Total Carbs 17.86g | 5% |
| Dietary Fiber 8.0g | 27% |
| Sugars 3.56g | 2% |
| Protein 35.3g | 56% |
Advertisement
Advertisement
Leave a review or comment
Leave a review
Sign Up — Free Membership it's free!
Recently featured in
DailyCandy, Trendhunter, Eater, LaunchSquad, Mashable, Killer Startups & San Jose Mercury News
DailyCandy, Trendhunter, Eater, LaunchSquad, Mashable, Killer Startups & San Jose Mercury News
Or connect via:
,%20cooked%20al%20dente%20%E2%80%93%20keep%20separate%20and%20add%20to%20the%20bowl%20as%20you%20dish%20up%20the%20soup.%0D%0A%0D%0A-%20%20Cannellini%20substitute:%20I%20prefer%20to%20precook%20my%20own%20small%20white%20(aka:%20Navy)%20beans%20and%20use%20that,%20but%20keep%20cannellini%20on%20hand%20for%20those%20times%20I%20don't%20think%20ahead.%0D%0A){kind=link}