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WW Recipe of the Day: Slow Cooker Italian-Style Mixed Bean Soup
I love making and eating homemade soups. It’s one of my tastiest, easiest strategies I know for losing weight and staying slim. So I’m excited to be sharing this super easy, tasty, hearty soup that will warm you inside and out!
All you need is 3 ingredients and a slow cooker to make this Italian Style Bean Soup:
- Ground turkey sausage
- Marinara sauce
- Bean soup mix
I used Hurst’s 15 Bean Soup which includes a seasoning packet and a combination of 15 different bean varieties. But any bean soup mix will work: 4-bean, 10-bean, 13-bean, 16-bean, etc.
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How Many Calories and WW Points in this Easy 15-Bean & Sausage CrockPot Soup?
According to my calculations, each 1-cup serving has about 280 calories.
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7 SmartPoints (Green plan)
4 SmartPoints (Blue plan)
4 SmartPoints (Purple plan)
7 PointsPlus (Old plan)
This recipe makes about 10 cups of soup.
How to Make WW Friendly Italian Style 15 Bean Soup
Step 1: Gather and Prep Your ingredients… Italian style turkey sausage, dry bean soup mix, marinara sauce
Step 2: Brown the sausage in a skillet. Drain and add to the crock pot along with sauce, rinsed and drained beans, seasoning packet and water.
Step 3: Cover and cook until the beans are tender. Add more water if the soup gets too thick
Recipe Notes, Substitutions and Variations
This is a thick soup. For a thinner soup, add additional water or broth.
Bulk this up: with the addition of vegetables: Chopped onion, celery, carrot, mushrooms and zucchini would all work well.
Different beans: Any bean soup mix will work: 4-bean, 10-bean, 13-bean, 16-bean, etc.
Additions: Italian seasoning blend, dried oregano, basil or herbs de’ Provence would be delicious.
Spicier: Add crushed red pepper flakes.
Southwestern: Take this 15-Bean soup in a southwestern direction by adding chile powder and ground cumin.
Vegetarian: Leave out the sausage or use your favorite vegetarian meatless crumbles instead.
What to Serve with this Italian Style 15-Bean Soup?
I like to serve this soup sprinkled with Parmesan cheese. A dollop of low fat ricotta stirred in is also creamy and delicious. Some crusty bread and/or your favorite green salad would be perfect accompaniments.
Ways to Use Soup Leftovers
The leftovers freeze beautifully, and I delight in having lots of little containers in the fridge or freezer ready to go for quick and easy lunches during the week. You may need to add a little extra broth or water to think it out a bit when reheating.
Pasta Fagioli – Add broth and cooked ditalini pasta to some of your leftover soup to create a quick and easy pasta fagioli.
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Slow Cooker 3-Ingredient Italian Bean Soup Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound Italian Style Turkey Sausage
- 1 package (16 ounces) bean soup mix with flavor packet
- 1 jar (26 ounces) marinara sauce (such as Classico tomato and basil)
- 2.5 jars (empty pasta sauce jars) water
Instructions
- Ideal Slow Cooker Size: 6-Quart.
- In a large skillet (affiliate link) set over medium heat, brown and break up the sausage into crumbles. Drain any accumulated fat. Scrape the pan contents into your slow cooker.
- Rinse and drain the beans and add to the slow cooker. Add the entire jar of pasta sauce, and two and a half jars-worth of water. Sprinkle in the seasoning packet. Stir to combine.
- Cover, and cook on low until the beans are tender, about 8 to 10 hours on LOW, 5 to 6 hours on HIGH.
- If the mixture becomes to thick, add additional water to thin it down.
- Store soup in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Notes
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 7 SmartPoints (Green plan) 4 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 4 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 7 PointsPlus (Old plan) This is a thick soup. For a thinner soup, add additional water or broth. Bulk this up: with the addition of vegetables: Chopped onion, celery, carrot, mushrooms and zucchini would all work well. Different beans: Any bean soup mix will work: 4-bean, 10-bean, 13-bean, 16-bean, etc. Additions: Italian seasoning blend, dried oregano, basil or herbs de’ Provence would be delicious. Spicier: Add crushed red pepper flakes. Southwestern: Take this 15-Bean soup in a southwestern direction by adding chile powder and ground cumin. Vegetarian: Leave out the sausage or use your favorite vegetarian meatless crumbles instead.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe source: A Year of Slow Cooking
Excellent! Used some of your suggested additions: onion, celery, carrots, garlic, Italian seasoning blend, bit of dried rosemary, thyme, Turkish bayleaf too. Didn’t use seasoning packet that came with the beans. Used low sodium chkn broth rather than water.
Thank you for the post. It’s a recipe that’ll be a cold weather repeat!
RH, So happy that this will be a cold weather repeat for you!