With Italian-style chicken sausage, tons of veggies, beans, and escarole, this low calorie soup is sure to make your belly warm, full, and happy. Substitute escarole with any leafy green of your choice if you prefer.
Spray a Dutch oven or large saucepan with non-stick spray and set over medium-high heat. Add the sausage, onion, carrot and celery and cook, stirring frequently to break up the sausage, until the sausage is no longer pink, about 10 minutes.
Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
Add the water, beans and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
Stir in the escarole and simmer, covered, until the escarole is tender, 15 minutes.
Serve hot.
Recipe Notes
Variations:
no escarole? - substitute any leafy green of your choice such as spinach, kale, chard, etc.
vegetarian/vegan - replace the sausage with 1 or 2 additional cans of beans, and chicken broth with vegetable broth. Add more spices and seasonings such as liquid smoke, garlic, thyme, etc. to make up for loss of flavor the sausage provides.
different sausages - replace the Italian style chicken sausage with andouille, kielbasa, chorizo, etc, to take this soup in many different flavorful directions.
spicy - add a pinch or two or three of crushed red pepper flakes.
extra filling - add more vegetables - diced tomatoes, fresh or canned, would be good.
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Nutrition Facts
Healthy White Bean & Sausage Soup Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 generous cup)
Calories 230Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Carbohydrates 24g8%
Fiber 7g28%
Protein 21g42%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.