Breakfast Sausage And White Bean Soup Food

WHITE BEAN AND SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in an 8-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown the sausage, breaking it into bite-size chunks as it cooks, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate to allow excess oil to drain off.
• Add the peppers, oregano, rosemary, garlic and onions to the pot. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and cook until the onions are tender, about 5 minutes. Pour in the chicken broth, beans and tomatoes. Return the sausage to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce to a low simmer and cook, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
• Stir in the kale, heavy cream and apple cider vinegar. Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese if desired.
• To freeze, transfer the soup to containers with airtight lids, leaving space at the top as it will expand as it freezes. Allow the soup to cool completely before placing the lids on and freezing. Reheat until hot before serving and garnish with Parmesan cheese if desired.

SAUSAGE, KALE, AND WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place the navy beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours or overnight. Drain and rinse before using.
• Cook the soaked beans in a pressure cooker in 4 cups of water for 25 minutes. Use the natural release method to release pressure. Do not drain.
• Bring a separate pot of salted water to a boil. Add the kale and simmer until kale is bright green and tender, about 2 minutes. Drain in a strainer, and cool under cold running water. Set aside.
• Heat olive oil over medium heat in the soup pot. Brown the linguica slices on each side, about 5 minutes. Remove from the pot with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add shallots to pot and cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Pour in a splash of chicken broth and scrape up any browned bits of sausage.
• Return the sausage to the pot along with the beans and their cooking liquid. Stir in the chicken broth. Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes. Add the kale and cook about 4 minutes longer. Season with salt, pepper, and hot sauce to taste.

WHITE BEAN-SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

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

SAUSAGE & WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large, deep saute pan or soup kettle over medium-high heat. When pan is hot, add sausages; cook, turning once or twice, until well-browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. (Sausage will not be fully cooked at this point.) Remove from pan. When cool enough to handle, cut into slices 1/4-inch thick.
• Add prosciutto, onions, carrots, celery and thyme to the empty skillet; cook, stirring often, until well browned, 8 to 10 minutes. In a small bowl, mash one can of beans with a fork into a chunky puree. Add broth, whole and mashed beans, and sausage; cover and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, partially covered, to blend flavors, 20 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes; serve.

WHITE BEAN, SAUSAGE AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup pot, warm olive oil over medium heat. Add sausage and cook, stirring until browned all over, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Discard all but 1 tbs of fat from pot.
• Add onion and garlic to pan and cook stirring often, until soft, about 3 minutes.
• Return sausage to pot and add chicken broth, 3 cups water and beans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer 15 minutes.
• Stir in spinach until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Season with salt (if you desire0 A ndpep per) and pepper.

CREAMY WHITE BEAN & ITALIAN SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Drain beans in colander and remove 1 1/2 cups beans and place in mixing bowl.
• Using a potato masher or the back of a spoon mash beans to a fairly smooth consistency then set aside.
• In large skillet cook sausage over medium heat breaking up into small pieces until browned.
• Remove sauage from skillet and place on paper towels to absorb grease.
• In heavy dutch oven or stock pot heat oil over medium heat.
• Add chopped onions, carrots and celery to hot oil and cook until softened, about 20-25 minutes.
• Add broth, whole beans and minced garlic to vegetable mixture.
• Bring to a simmer, lower heat and stir in cooked sausage and reserved mashed beans.
• Add seasonings, cover and simmer gently over medium heat for about 30 minutes.
• Add heavy cream and cook covered over low heat for about 10 minutes.
• Place in bowls and sprinkle with grated parmesean cheese and crushed red pepper flakes, if desired.