Recipes Nugget Markets Signature Recipes
Italian Sausage & White Bean Soup
- Prep time
- 10 minutes PT10M
- Cook time
- 10–15 minutes PT15M
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
This simple soup is sure to warm you up even on the coldest of days! For a vegetarian version, either leave out the sausage or replace with your favorite plant-based protein.
Ingredients
- 1 pound Fresh to Market Italian Sausage, bulk
- ½–1 teaspoon chili flakes
- ½ cup carrots, small diced
- ½ cup celery, small diced
- ½ cup onion, small diced
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- ¼ cup white wine
- 1 quart chicken broth
- 1 can (15 ounces) cannellini beans
- 5 ounces baby spinach
- 2 teaspoons basil, chopped
- Salt and papper, to taste
Preparation
Heat a 4-quart sauce pot on medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook until well browned. Remove sausage from pan, leaving any rendered fat.
Add chili flakes, carrots, celery, onion and garlic to the pan and sauté for 5–6 minutes, until beginning to brown. Deglaze with white wine then reduce by ¾.
Add the chicken broth and cannellini beans and bring to a boil. Add spinach and basil and stir until wilted. Season with salt and pepper.
