White Bean & Sausage Soup

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Ingredients

• 8 ounces mild Italian turkey sausage links, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic (2 cloves)
• 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini (white kidney) beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes (undrained)
• 1 (14 ounce) can reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1 ½ cups water
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, crushed
• ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
• 4 cups coarsely chopped kale or spinach

Details

Level of difficulty Average
Cost Budget Friendly

Preparation

Step 1

Directions
Instructions Checklist
Step 1
Cook sausage, onion and garlic in a large saucepan 5 to 10 minutes or until the sausage is browned and the onion is tender. Drain off fat. Stir in beans, tomatoes, broth, the water, Italian seasoning, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.

Step 2
Stir in kale (or spinach). Simmer, uncovered, 1 to 3 minutes more or until the kale is tender (or the spinach is wilted).