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 teaspoon red chili flakes
- ½ cup diced carrots
- ½ cup diced celery
- ½ cup diced onion
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- ¼ cup white wine
- 1 quart chicken broth
- 1 can (15 ounces) cannellini beans
- 5 ounces baby spinach
- 2 teaspoons chopped basil
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Cracked black pepper, 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 red 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 to taste with salt and pepper.
