Tuscan Bean Soup with Chicken Sausage

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 336.5
  • Total Fat: 8.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 32.5 mg
  • Sodium: 824.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 40.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 12.0 g
  • Protein: 20.9 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Tuscan Bean Soup with Chicken Sausage calories by ingredient


Introduction

This is a good healthy comfort soup. Puree the soup before adding back in the sausage to make it creamy without adding any dairy. This is a good healthy comfort soup. Puree the soup before adding back in the sausage to make it creamy without adding any dairy.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    2 links chicken sausage
    1 small onion, small dice
    2 carrots, small dice
    2 stalks celery, small dice
    2 T minced garlic
    1/2 c. white wine (or you can use extra broth)
    1 sprig fresh thyme
    marjoram
    cumin
    coriander
    oregano
    cayenne pepper
    bay leaves
    salt and pepper to taste
    4 c. chicken broth (low sodium)
    2 cans white beans (low sodium)


Tips

I don't measure things much and add spices to taste so you may have to play around with the recipe.


Directions

In heavy pot over medium heat,
Cook up chicken sausage until cooked through about 10 minutes
While sausage is cooking, dice onion, carrots and celery
Remove sausage from pan
Saute onions, garlic, carrots and celery until they begin to soften (about 5 minutes)
Add white wine and scrape bottom of pan
Let wine reduce (about 5 minutes)
Add spices to taste (1 tsp - 1 Tbsp)
Stir in chicken broth and drained beans
Let simmer for 20 minutes
Remove thyme sprig and bay leaves, set aside
Puree soup in pot with immersion blender to desired texture (I like it a bit chunky)
Add sausage back to pot
Return thyme and bay leaves to pot
Let simmer 15 minutes


Serving Size: 4 1-cup servings

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KFOX70.