Sausage, White Bean, and Kale Soup

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This Sausage, White Bean, and Kale Soup is a bonafide soup season winner! Super simple, hearty, healthy ingredients with really easy prep and it's the coziest soup to have on hand for easy meals throughout the week.

Hey, hey! It's my favorite kind of post day! It's soup day!! There are just so many reasons to love a hearty soup...a.) it's typically quick and much can be done while simmering b.) there is always chicken stock in this house and c.) the term 'soup' fits a wide variety of ingredients.

A deep white double-handled bowl is filled to the top with Sausage, White Bean, and Kale Soup. You can see all the different ingredients through the broth liquid. The bowl is on a wooden counter and a blue table cloth is laying next to it.

Anyway, the soup du jour brings you Sausage, White Bean, and Kale Soup. Hang on to your hats friends.

Why I Love Italian Sausage Soup

Ok, so it's not like the wildly sought-after truffles of Europe, but it's dang delish and super duper easy to make. Plus, with all those veggies and beans in there you'll be feeling so good about yourself.

This sausage and white bean soup has become a back pocket family recipe besides the taste is because its so easy to prep and cook.

All you need to do is chop and cook the veggies, then the sausage, add the rest of your ingredients and bring it all to a simmer. Easy peasy.

A blue dish towel is on a grey counter, on top of the cloth are white bowls with handles, they are filled with sausage bean and kale soup. There are some spoons left on the counter.

Beyond the work, the flavors and textures are on point. Savory sausage, tender veggies, and almost creamy beans, with just a touch of acidity from the tomatoes - everything just plays so well together!

My favorite way to enjoy a bowl is with a heart piece of sourdough bread toasted with a little butter and swiss cheese on top. Kind of like french onion soup without the onion soup part!

Ingredients and Substitutions

All the ingredients used to make this soup recipe on a grey counter. On a chopping board there is a white bowl filled with sweet Italian sausage meat, next to that there is large Tuscan kale leaves, some large carrots, an onion and some garlic. There is also some herbs: bay leaves, and thyme.
Next to the chopping biard is a blue dish towel, on top of that is 2 cans of navy beans and one time of diced tomatoes. Next to the towel, to the top of the chopping board is a carton of chicken stock.

Okay, so one of the best things about this Sausage, White Bean, and Kale Soup is that you can adjust it to any flavor profile, pick your favorites, and off you go!

If you don't like kale, or you just can't find it in the store - Use spinach! The flavor and texture profile is somewhat similar and loaded with green goodness!

I love white beans, they are a personal favorite of mine but you can use most beans! In my experience navy beans, cannellini beans or great north beans work best with this soup recipe.

When you're at the market, try to find the loose sausage without the casing. If that's unavailable, you can just squeeze out the sausage from the casing.

After cooking the sausage, it's just a matter of adding the veggies, sautéing it all together, and letting it simmer.

In a dark room is a busy kitchen scene. In the background there is a large red soup pot with steam coming out of it. There are 3 bowls varying in size that are all filled with this soup. There is a towel lined container near the back holding some bread.

Healthy Swaps

To lighten up this already healthy soup, you can make a few minor adjustments to the ingredients.

1.) Use low-sodium chicken broth.

2.) Substitute chicken or turkey sausage for the full-fat sweet Italian sausage in the recipe.

3.) After cooling the soup, transfer it to storage containers and chill it in the refrigerator overnight. The next day, any fats in the soup will have risen to the top and solidified. Then just use a spoon to skim it off the top! You certainly won't lose any flavor, just a few unnecessary calories. Win-win.

How to Make Tuscan White Bean and Sausage Soup

View from above. In a pumpkin shaped pot, sausage meat has been browned with carrots.

In a large pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Cook the onions, garlic, and carrots. Add the herbs and sausage and cook using a wooden spoon or spatula to break it into smaller pieces until cooked through. Stir in the white wine to deglaze the pan, scraping the bottom of the pan.

View from above. In the pumpkin shaped pot, white beans, diced tomatoes and kale has been added. It has not yet been combined.

Add the sausage and cook using a wooden spoon or spatula to break it into smaller pieces until cooked through. Stir in the white wine to deglaze the pan, scraping the bottom of the pan. Add kale and cook down for a few minutes before adding the remaining ingredients.

View from above of pumpkin shaped soup pot. The broth is translucent and you can see the kale, beans and all the other vegetables in it. There is some crusty bread sitting on a white cloth to the bottom of the frame.

Add the chicken stock and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper. Bring the soup to just a boil, stirring occasionally, then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes.

View from above of a wooden counter is covered in some blue and white material. In the middle there is a white bowl with handles. The bowl is filled with the sausage, bean and kale soup. A silver spoon is sitting inside the bowl.

Enjoy right away or let cool before transferring to a storage container. This soup also freezes great to make ahead and defrost when you don't feel like cooking!

FAQs

How should I store any leftovers?

After it has cooled, seal it up in an airtight container, and place it in the fridge. It will last up to 5 days.

Can this soup be frozen?

Yes absolutely! Make sure it is thoroughly cooled, then put it into a Tupperware box, ziplock baggy, or whatever you like to use. Pop it in the freezer and it will last up to 3 months! Just defrost and heat it up on the stove or microwave when you are ready to eat it!

Can I leave this pot of soup out all day?

I wouldn't recommend it! Make sure you keep it covered when you aren't cooking, and when it has cooled down, transfer it to the fridge or freezer. You don't want any nasty bacteria to get in there and spoil it!

Hungry for More Soup Recipes?

Of course, you are! When it is this snowy outside - who doesn't want more warming soup recipes to enjoy?! While I have a lot - and I mean a lot - of soup recipes on this blog, I am going to share just a few of my favorites.

Creamy Tomato Basil Soup, it's a classic! Who doesn't love it? Especially when it only uses 8 ingredients, and will be in a bowl, on the table in only 35 minutes!

White bean and parsnip soup - I told you I love white beans! A simple yet incredibly rich soup filled with garlic, leeks and sage!

If you are looking for a hearty soup that is also super creamy, then try my Sausage Apple Butternut Squash Soup, the name says it all really!

And if it's decadence you want, check out my French Onion Soup, made in the slow cooker and topped with perfectly gooey cheese!

View from above. In the top right corner there is a pumpkin shaped pot filled with Sausage, white bean, kale soup. Next to that there is some crunchy bread sitting on a white cloth. Underneath this there is a blue dish towel and 3 white bowls with handles filled with the soup. There are some spoons sitting on the counter also.

If guys need me, I'll be hanging out in my pajamas with a cup of Sausage, White Bean, and Kale Soup enjoying the snow day. Well, until tomorrow at least when I'm asking myself (once again) why I live somewhere it snows!

Did you make this Sausage, White Bean, and Kale Soup? If so, please consider leaving a star rating and comment below! Don't forget to tag @hungerthirstplay when you post on Instagram and Facebook so I can see all your hard work!

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