Tuscan White Bean & Sausage Soup

20m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1In a large pot, sauté your mirepoix (carrots, celery, and onion) in sun-dried tomato oil and season with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and Calabrian chillies.
  2. 2Add your preferred protein (Italian sausage), allow a nice crust to form, then flip and break it up with a wooden spoon.
  3. 3Add in fresh rosemary, thyme, and garlic; stir and then add in the tomato paste, letting it cook off in the pan a bit before incorporating with the rest.
  4. 4Deglaze the pan with white wine before adding in the beans and chicken broth, and then season with salt and pepper to taste.
  5. 5Bring to a boil, reduce heat, then add in a Parmesan rind and a bay leaf, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes.
  6. 6Remove the bay leaf, add in sun-dried tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, half and half, and spinach.
  7. 7Top with more Parmesan, black pepper, and finish with some lemon juice.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Italian sausage
  • 1 medium onion, finely diced
  • 2 medium carrots, finely diced
  • 2 celery stalks, finely diced
  • 2 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 tsp Calabrian chili
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped
  • 1 tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • 0.5 cup dry white wine
  • 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 2 cans cannellini or Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
  • Parmesan rind
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 0.5 cup sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan
  • 0.5 cup half and half or cream
  • 2 cups fresh spinach or kale
  • lemon juice
  • crusty bread
  • 1 tbsp sun-dried tomato oil
  • salt
  • pepper

Equipment

large potwooden spoonladlegrater