Some rainy days recently called for soup! I put this together and appreciated that it was ready to eat right away – no long cooking time needed! Soups are ideal for leftovers and are easy to make in small batches if you don’t want to eat it for 100 meals. I feel like in our heads, soup is a huge pot that cooks for hours but it doesn’t have to be!

White Bean & Sausage Soup

Ingredients: (for 2-3 servings)

1 can white beans
3 sausage links, with casing removed (hot or sweet Italian)
2 cups shredded collard greens (or kale or chard)
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1-2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon oregano or thyme
1 teaspoon Trader Joe’s Mushroom Seasoning (or poultry seasoning blend, or Mrs. Dash, or other favorite seasoning)

Directions:

In a large pan, pan fry the sausage until cooked through and caramelized. Break into tiny bits- sized to fit on the spoon! Drain and discard grease.
In a medium pot, add in the beans, greens, stock, garlic, seasoning, and sausage (all but the parmesan). Bring to a boil and cook for ~5-10 minutes, until the greens are fully cooked.
Reduce heat and simmer on low for 5 minutes and add in half the parmesan. Scoop into 2 bowls and sprinkle the rest of the parmesan on top of each bowl.
Stir and enjoy!

I looooved this. It hit the spot on a drizzly day while we are home. My broth was from a roasted chicken (plus some onion peals and carrots) and then I strained and froze it. A soup with homemade broth is just so good. I also swear by “Better than Bullion”. If you substitute spinach, add it just at the every end to wilt, then eat immediately.

I used hot sausage since that’s what was substituted on an instacart order. It was fantastic! Not too spicy! This soup would also be good a bit creamy, by blending about 1/3 of the beans, then adding them in with everything else. It would make it less broth-y.