Turkey Sausage White Bean Soup Food

TURKEY SAUSAGE & WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven or soup pot to medium heat. Add the onion and cook 3-4 minutes or until slightly soft. Add the sausage and cook 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until its browned (if using ground, break the sausage up with a wooden spoon as it cooks). Stir in the garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, black pepper and crushed red pepper flakes and sauté 30-60 seconds or until fragrant.
• Add the beans, diced tomatoes and stock and bring to a simmer. Stir in the spinach or kale and let simmer another 5-6 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary.
• Serve soup in bowls with Parmesan cheese.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet to medium heat. Add the sausage and cook 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until its browned (if using ground, break the sausage up with a wooden spoon as it cooks). Transfer to the bowl of a slow cooker.
• Add the onion, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, beans, diced tomatoes, stock and spinach or kale to the slow cooker bowl. Cook on high 2-3 hours or low 4-5 hours.
• Serve soup in bowls with Parmesan cheese.

TURKEY SAUSAGE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, onion, fennel and celery root over medium heat 4-5 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink, breaking into crumbles; drain. Stir in tomatoes, water, bay leaves, beef base, Italian seasoning and pepper., Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in beans; heat through. Remove bay leaves. If desired, top servings with cheese. Freeze option: Freeze soup without cheese in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally. If desired, top with cheese.

TURKEY-WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook garlic in oil for 1 minute. Add rosemary and pepper flakes; cook 1 minute longer. , Stir in the tomatoes, broth and carrots. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in the beans, spinach and turkey; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 minutes longer. Serve with cheese if desired.

TURKEY SAUSAGE AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium frying pan, saute sausage and onion until sausage has browned. Drain.
• In crockpot, mix water and dressing mix. Add kidney and garbanzo beans, and black-eyed peas.
• Add sausage and onion to crockpot.
• Simmer on low 3-4 hours, or until heated through.

SAUSAGE, WHITE BEAN AND TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium pot over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking the meat up with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 4 minutes. Add the onions and celery and continue to cook, stirring, until the vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. Add the beans, tomatoes, broth and 4 cups water and increase the heat to medium-high to bring to a simmer. Continue to simmer, adjusting the heat if necessary, until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add the tortellini and continue to cook until they are tender, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve in bowls topped with a spoonful of pesto and a sprinkle of grated Parmesan.

WHITE BEAN & GREENS SOUP WITH SMOKED TURKEY SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Sauté onion and garlic in olive oil over medium heat until softened, about 5 minutes in a large stock pot. Add sausage and carrots; cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add spinach; cook until limp and cooked down, about 3 minutes.
• Add chicken broth, beans, and pepperoni. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 15 minutes.
• Stir in all but 2 tbsp. cheese , and adjust seasoning to taste.
• Serve soup nice and hot topped with remaining cheese.

TURKEY SAUSAGE, WHITE BEAN & BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Add onion; sprinkle with 1 tsp salt and sauté until softened, about 5 to 10 minutes.
• Remove casings from sausages; pull sausages apart into bite-sized pieces with your fingers. Add sausage to pot; cook, stirring often, until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes.
• Add garlic; cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• Add broth, squash, sage and nutmeg; increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until squash is fork tender, about 10 minutes. Add beans; still and cook until heated through, about 10 minutes more.
• Stir in lemon juice and remaining teaspoon salt. Serve garnished with cheese. Yields about 1 cup soup and 1/2 teaspoon cheese per serving.
• Notes: Cut prep time by buying already cubed butternut squash. Freeze the sausage for an hour or two before use to make it easier to slice.

TURKEY SAUSAGE AND WHITE BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in large soup pot.
• Cook onions until translucent.
• Add sausage and brown well.
• Add garlic, sage, parsely and celery.
• Deglaze pot with chicken broth until all sausage pieces are scraped from bottom of pot.
• Add remaining chicken broth and simmer.
• Add 1 can of northern beans and 1 can of cannelini beans. (Strained slightly in can. Leave some of the juice.).
• Take the remaining can of cannelini beans, strained slightly and pour into bowl. Use your hands and "mash the beans." It's messy but adds a some starchy thickness to the chili.
• Add smashed beans to the pot and stir well.
• Chop just the florets of the brocolli into small pieces and add to the pot.
• Simmer until ready to serve. (About 20 minutes.)
• You can substitute chopped spinich for the brocolli and/or add cheese when serving.