Sausage and Bean Soup

Craving soup to warm your bones this winter?  Try this easy Sausage and Bean Soup for a quick, healthy weeknight dinner that comes together in less than 30 minutes.  It’s full of protein, spices, and vegetables. {gluten free}

Hope you guys had a great weekend!  Is it warm where you are?  It’s so warm here in DC that my kids are missing ski club for the second week in a row.  In fact, it was 50 degrees and raining Friday night on the mountain.  Ugh, of course this happens the year that I am paying for not one, but two kids to participate in ski club.

Have I mentioned how much I love ski club?  I am not a fan of skiing, I didn’t grow up skiing and I’m generally reluctant to do anything that will hurt me.  Is that lame?  My husband thinks so.  I would never utter my true feelings about skiing in front of my kids because I don’t want them to be like me.  I want them to be fearless…in a responsible way.  Is that possible?  I am so proud of them for getting up on that mountain and heading down those black diamond slopes with no fear.  Mind you, we do not live in Colorado so these are small Pennsylvania mountains, but I’m impressed nonetheless.

I give hubby all credit for nurturing a serious love of skiing in all three of my kids.  He is a rockstar skier and was an amazing ski instructor to them and me in the beginning. Now my ten year old zips down the mountain ahead of me.  Sometimes my daughter hangs back with me while I meander down the mountain, but generally they prefer some speed.

Guess I’ll be skiing alone from now on.  Or maybe hot chocolate by the fire?  No one will notice.

Even though it’s not super cold here I am still craving winter comfort foods like this Sausage and Bean Soup.  It’s so hearty with the sweet Italian sausage, white beans and lots of veggies.  This can be made with pantry staples in about 30 minutes.

Make a double batch and have it for lunch all week.  It’s healthy and can easily be made gluten free – just watch the chicken stock and the sausage, making sure they are labeled gluten free.

Need more soup in your life?  How about Apple Cider Beef Stew or Easy Skinny Quinoa Chili?

This Sausage and Bean Soup is…

• hearty
• spicy
• easy
• filling
• comforting
• gluten free
• high protein

I hope you like this Sausage and Bean Soup as much as I do.  I love it on a cold winter night, in my fuzzy slippers, in front of Netflix.

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Sausage and Bean Soup

Need soup to keep you warm this winter? Try this easy Sausage and Bean Soup for a quick, healthy weeknight dinner that comes together in less than 30 minutes. It's full of protein, spices, and vegetables. {gluten free)

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings 6

Calories 284 kcal

Author Karen Kelly

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 small onion diced
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 3 garlic cloves chopped
• 1 9 oz package of sweet Italian sausage removed from casings. gluten-free if necessary
• 2 can cannellini beans rinsed
• 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes undrained
• 1 32 oz box of chicken stock gluten-free if necessary
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp fresh ground pepper
• 2 tsp dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• Optional - parmesan cheese for garnish

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a dutch oven over medium-high heat.
2. Add chopped onion, carrot, celery and garlic. Cook 5 minutes and remove from pan.
3. Add sausage and cook for about 8 minutes or so, crumbling as you go.
4. Add onion mixture back to pan, then add all remaining ingredients except parmesan cheese.
5. Bring to a boil and stir, then reduce heat to simmer and cook for about 10-15 minutes.
6. Remove bay leaf.
7. Serve hot with parmesan cheese and crusty bread for dipping.