Creamy Bean and Sausage Soup
This creamy bean and sausage soup is the perfect hearty, filling winter recipe! It's made with two kinds of beans, savory sausage, leafy kale, and tons of yummy herbs and seasonings - plus, it's made right in one pot!
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon butter
- ½ white or yellow onion finely diced
- 1 large carrot finely diced
- 1 large celery stalk finely diced
- 6 oz tomato paste
- 32 oz chicken stock or broth about 4 cups
- 15 oz kidney beans 1 can
- 15 oz cannellini beans 1 can
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 large bunches kale chopped
- 12 oz cooked sausage links about 5 links
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian herb blend
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground sage
- 2 teaspoon salt and pepper add more if desired
Instructions
- Finely dice onion, carrot, and celery to make a mirepoix, then add to a large pot with butter. Cook on medium-low heat for a few minutes until onions begin turning translucent.
- Add in the tomato paste, stir with the mirepoix until combined, and cook for another 2-3 minutes, reducing heat to low if needed.
- Add in the chicken stock and stir well. Let it simmer for 5 minutes while adding spices and stirring to combine.
- Drain the beans and add them to the pot, cooking for another 5 minutes on medium heat.
- Add in the chopped kale and heavy cream, stirring well to combine. Let the soup simmer for about 10 minutes to really soften the kale, beans, and veggies.
- Slice the cooked sausage links and add to pot, stirring well. Cook for another 5 minutes until soup is slightly bubbling and sausages are warm throughout.
- Transfer to bowls and top with more salt, pepper, herbs, and any other toppings desired.
Notes
- Choose your favorite beans. I used cannellini and kidney beans, but you can use whatever type of beans you like the best!
- Add some spice. This is not a spicy soup, but you can easily add some heat by using cayenne pepper, adding some fresh, hot peppers, or mixing in your favorite hot sauce.
- Utilize mise en place! Make sure you have all of your ingredients prepped and ready before you begin making this recipe - it will help save you time and keep you organized.
- One-pot wonder. This is a one pot recipe, so you don't need multiple pots and pans to make this soup! Just add everything to the same pot and get cooking.