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Italian Sausage Fennel White Bean Soup
Author:
Brandy O'Neill - Nutmeg Nanny
This Italian sausage fennel white bean soup is the perfect soup to dig into on a cool night. Packed with hot Italian sausage, flavorful fennel, white beans, and lots of fresh basil.
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Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
40
minutes
minutes
Servings
6
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Equipment
Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes
Chicken Stock Base
5.5 Quart Pot
Ingredients
1
pound
hot Italian sausage
1
leek
trimmed, cut in half lengthwise and thinly sliced
1
large shallot
minced
1
fennel bulb
top and bottom trimmed, cut in half, thinly sliced
4
cloves
garlic
minced
Kosher salt
to taste
6
cups
chicken stock
1
15 ounce can diced tomatoes
2
15 ounce cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
2
tablespoons
basil pesto
Fresh minced basil
Fresh minced fennel fronds
Grated Parmesan
for topping
Instructions
Add a 5-quart soup pot to the stove over medium heat.
If your sausage came in casings, cut it out and add the ground sausage meat to the soup pot.
Break up the sausage while it browns. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the majority of the sausage is starting to look brown.
Add in the leek, shallot, and fennel. Saute for another 10 minutes or just until the vegetables have started to soften.
Add in the garlic and cook for another minute or just until the garlic is fragrant.
Pour in the chicken stock and diced tomatoes and stir to combine. Make sure to scrape the bottom of the pan if there was any browning.
Add the beans and let the soup simmer over low heat for about 10-15 minutes or until the soup smells fragrant and the vegetables seem soft.
Stir in the pesto to add a bit more flavor to the soup.
To serve spoon the soup into a bowl and top with a generous sprinkle of fresh basil, minced fennel fronds, and Parmesan cheese.
Notes
Fennel fronds are the dill-looking green leaves on the top of the fennel bulb.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
g
|
Calories:
468
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
30
g
|
Protein:
27
g
|
Fat:
27
g
|
Saturated Fat:
9
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
20
g
|
Cholesterol:
52
mg
|
Sodium:
1193
mg
|
Fiber:
5
g
|
Sugar:
8
g
Course
Soup
Cuisine
Italian
Keyword
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