Sausage and White Bean Soup
Ingredients
- 1- pound turkey kielbasa sausage thinly sliced I cut my rounds in half. You may use beef, or any type.
- 1 sweet onion diced
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 1 15 oz can diced fire-roasted tomatoes
- 3 15 oz cans white cannellini beans Small white beans work as well.
- 2 tsp dried Italian herb seasoning. Or make your own with any combo of thyme, oregano, basil, parsley, or rosemary.)
- 1 cup any short dried pasta Such as ditalini, mini shells, or macaroni
- 2 cups baby spinach Or substitute kale or escarole
- 2 tsp salt or to taste
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper or to taste
Instructions
- Add 2 TBS of olive oil to a preheated stock pot. Add in sausage and onions, and saute until sausage starts to brown, 4 – 5 minutes.Stir in the garlic, until fragrant, about 1 minute.Add the rest of the ingredients except for the spinach, salt, and pepper. Stir well and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook for 10 minutes. Stir in spinach until wilted. Add salt and pepper to taste. Top with homemade sourdough croutons. Pass shredded Parmesan cheese at the table, if desired.