Italian Sausage and White Bean Soup
with swiss chard and mushrooms
We love putting comforting soups on our meal plan menus and this one is loved by all our members. It's flavorful but healthy, light but filling, so go ahead and lick your bowl clean!
Ingredients
- Parsley - 6 sprigs, chopped
- Garlic - 2 cloves, chopped
- Onions, medium - 1, diced
- Chard, any type - 1 bunch, leaves torn and stems chopped into 1/2" pieces
- Mushrooms, brown - 1/2 lb, sliced (look for pre-sliced)
- Tomatoes, diced (14 oz / 397 g) - 1 can, drained
- Beans, cannellini or butter (14 oz / 397 g) - 1 can, drained and rinsed
- Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
- Italian sausage, uncooked - 1/2 lb
- Stock, chicken - 2 1/2 cups
- Bay leaves - 1
- Oregano, dried - 1/2 tsp
- Cheese, Parmesan - for serving
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Prep
- Parsley / Garlic - Prep as directed. (Can be done up to 4 days ahead)
- Onions / Chard / Mushrooms - Prep as directed. (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)
- Tomatoes - Drain.
- White beans - Rinse and drain.
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Make
- Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add cooking oil and then Italian sausage (removed from its casing) to heated oil. Saute until sausage is golden, 4 to 6 minutes. Drain any fat from the pot.
- Add garlic, onions, chopped chard stems, and mushrooms to pot. Saute for ~3 minutes and then add in tomatoes, chicken stock, bay leaf, and oregano. Cover and bring to a boil.
- Add in beans and chard leaves. Cook for another 5 minutes and then season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove bay leaf before spooning into individual bowls and top with parsley. Grate parmesan cheese over soup for an even deeper flavor!
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Reviews
Ratings
205 reviews
This is my favorite soup recipe! The flavors are phenomenal, the soup is hearty, and we eat it year round.
0 HelpfulVery tasty. Thought suggested timing for mushrooms &onions to soften was too short, otherwise easy & good. Used hot Italian sausage.
0 HelpfulVery quick, easy, and tasty. It did need more stock added than the recipe called for though.
0 HelpfulGood. Very hearty. I did put 3 cups of stock into this instead of just 2 1/2 as it needed a little more broth. But I also used the entire lb of sausage instead of half as well. It was more like a stew than a soup but it was delicious. Was perfect for a chilly day and had enough left over for two lunches.
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