Creamy White Bean & Sausage Soup

Creamy White Bean & Sausage Soup

from delish.com
Dinner
75 min
4 servings

This easy creamy white bean and sausage soup recipe is the perfect, savory meal on chilly nights.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbspneutral oil
  • 1 largeleek, halved, white and pale green parts thinly sliced
  • 1 mediumcarrot, chopped
  • 3 tspgarlic, minced
  • 1 lbhot italian sausage, casings removed, torn into 1" pieces
  • 1 tbsptomato paste
  • kosher salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 214 oz. cans cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
  • 6 cuplow-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 cupheavy cream
  • 1 ozparmesan rind (about 1 oz.)
  • 1 tspdried oregano
  • ¼ tspcrushed red pepper flakes
  • 5 ozbaby spinach
  • ½ cupgrated parmesan (about 2 oz.), plus more for serving

Directions

  1. 1

    In a large pot over medium heat, heat oil. Add leek and carrot and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and leeks start to turn golden, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Add sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until cooked through and browned in spots, about 8 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, until darkened, about 1 minute; season with salt and black pepper.

  2. 2

    Add beans, broth, cream, and Parmesan rind and stir to combine. Add oregano and red pepper flakes; season with salt and black pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 30 minutes.

  3. 3

    Discard Parmesan rind. Add spinach and grated Parmesan and stir until cheese is melted and spinach is wilted, about 5 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings.

  4. 4

    Divide soup among bowls. Top with more grated Parmesan.