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Spinach, White Bean and Turkey Sausage Soup

[heart_this] · Mar 21, 2013 · 85 Comments

Spinach, White Bean and Turkey Sausage Soup

A quick and easy soup with Italian turkey sausage, white beans and spinach that is full of flavour and nice and healthy.

Although spring is officially here, it is still well below freezing and snowing out so I am in the mood for soup! This spinach, white bean and turkey sausage soup has to be one of my favourites and it is perfect for this time of year when it is still pretty cold out but I am already thinking about lighter spring fare. One of the things that I like most about this soup is how quick and easy it is to make and despite that it is so tasty and packed full of flavour! The turkey sausage and beans keep this soup light and healthy and I always like to include some greens like spinach, kale or swiss chard. If you have a parmesan rind lying around, toss it into the soup while it simmers to add an extra layer of flavour and hitting the soup with a shot lemon juice just before serving adds a beautiful brightness.

Spinach, White Bean and Turkey Sausage Soup
Feel free to bulk this soup up, and makie it even healthier, by adding more vegetables like zucchini!

Spinach, White Bean and Turkey Sausage Soup
Serve the soup with garlic rubbed crostini or garlic bread to make sure that none of that tasty broth escapes you!

Spinach, White Bean and Turkey Sausage Soup

Spinach, White Bean and Turkey Sausage Soup

Spinach, White Bean and Turkey Sausage Soup

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 4

A quick and easy soup with Italian turkey sausage, white beans and spinach that is full of flavour and nice and healthy.

ingredients
  • 1 pound Italian turkey sausage, casings removed
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes
  • 4 cups chicken broth or chicken stock
  • 1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 (2 inch) piece parmesan rind (optional)
  • 1 bunch spinach or kale or swiss chard, coarsely chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • lemon juice to taste
directions
  1. Cook the sausage in a large sauce pan over medium heat and set aside, about 6 minutes.
  2. Add the oil, garlic and red chili pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
  3. Add the broth, sausage, beans, oregano, bay leaf and parmesan rind, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
  4. Add the spinach and simmer until it wilts, about 1-2 minutes.
  5. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice, remove from heat, remove bay leaf and parmesan rind and serve while hot.
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Comments

  1. Tien says

    January 8, 2009 at 1:49 am

    Kevin,
    You are always cooking up yummy stuff. It always makes me hungry looking at your blog.

    Reply
  2. Ben says

    January 8, 2009 at 3:05 am

    Oh very nice light soup. I think spinach is great in soups.

    Reply
  3. Mike, Ashley & Queen Mia says

    January 8, 2009 at 3:08 am

    While I know that this is a food, cooking, eating type blog, I have to quickly comment on your photography. Simply amazing! As a fellow home chef I am inspired by the way you make your dishes look so tantalizing! Please keep the fabulous photos coming!

    Reply
  4. Astra Libris says

    January 8, 2009 at 3:21 am

    I adore spinach and white bean soup! I love your addition of the turkey sausage – thank you for the terrific suggestion! I will definitely fix your version next time I fix spinach and white bean soup – which will be soon, for it definitely is the season for soups! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Sharon says

    January 8, 2009 at 4:16 am

    You read my mind! There’s a similar soup I made awhile back and I couldn’t remember what went in it.

    Reply
  6. Mochachocolata Rita says

    January 8, 2009 at 4:47 am

    kev! i love this idea! simple and tasty, i shall try asap

    hmmm i’d probably keep the sausages in tact…or replace em with minced meat?

    Reply
  7. bridgett says

    January 8, 2009 at 4:54 am

    What a hearty and warming meal. Love it!

    Reply
  8. Christina says

    January 8, 2009 at 5:11 am

    Delicious! Love the sausage edition. Coincedentally, I made a very similiar soup for my dinner tonight! Must be all the winter weather inspiring it!

    Reply
  9. Sharon says

    January 8, 2009 at 5:45 am

    Awesome Kevin! Looks great!

    Reply
  10. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    January 8, 2009 at 6:08 am

    This soup must be heavenly! I bet it tastes wonderful!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  11. Paula says

    January 8, 2009 at 7:31 am

    Yuuum! I eat soup like this all the time. White beans and spinach are such a great team! I’ll have to try your turkey sausage version. YUM!

    Reply
  12. TasteHongKong says

    January 8, 2009 at 8:00 am

    May I share with you soup lovers the recipes included in my newly published blog. Here they are: http://www.tastehongkong.com/recipes/type-soup.

    Thanks for visiting.
    TasteHongKong

    Reply
  13. Jeena says

    January 8, 2009 at 10:39 am

    Lovely warming soup Kevin. 🙂

    Reply
  14. Happy cook says

    January 8, 2009 at 12:55 pm

    Wow delicious and filling soup.
    Delicious.

    Reply
  15. Chef Fresco says

    January 8, 2009 at 1:29 pm

    Looks good man.

    Reply
  16. Hayley says

    January 8, 2009 at 1:31 pm

    Looks beautiful. I’d love to try that pureed version with some farro. Sounds tasty.

    Reply
  17. Maria says

    January 8, 2009 at 2:34 pm

    I love adding white beans to soups! And the spinach makes this one gorgeous!

    Reply
  18. Jacque says

    January 8, 2009 at 2:41 pm

    Your flavorful dishes always look so good, especially after I’ve gotten myself into a sugar coma baking along with Tuesday’s with Dorie.

    Your soup looks absolutely perfect.

    Reply
  19. j & j dish it out says

    January 8, 2009 at 2:42 pm

    I just started South Beach Diet and this soup is PERFECT! No sugar, no carbs (minus the yummy looking bread). What great timing. I love all of your stuff and referred many people. They are amazed at your food and your pictures. Keep up the good work.

    Reply
  20. Mila says

    January 8, 2009 at 3:33 pm

    This looks yummy! Alton Brown made something like this on his holiday show. Except he used kale and kalbasa.

    Reply
  21. pigpigscorner says

    January 8, 2009 at 3:53 pm

    Wow this looks amazing! I love beans!

    Reply
  22. Kate says

    January 8, 2009 at 5:42 pm

    This looks lovely. I have several cans of white beans to use and I’ll adapt this to clear out the pantry. Thank you.

    Reply
  23. Pam says

    January 8, 2009 at 5:56 pm

    Light, healthy and so tasty. This is my kind of soup.

    Reply
  24. Anonymous says

    January 8, 2009 at 5:58 pm

    Hello there, what a great looking recipe! I would like to try a version with farro. I wanted to know when in the cooking process you would add the farro, and whether you would add it cooked or uncooked. Thanks!

    Reply
  25. Colleen says

    January 8, 2009 at 6:44 pm

    This has all my favorite flavors in a soup!

    Reply
  26. Patsyk says

    January 8, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    That soup looks so appetizing today. It’s so cold outside, that’s all I want these days!

    Reply
  27. lisaiscooking says

    January 8, 2009 at 8:13 pm

    A brothy soup with beans is the best!

    Reply
  28. Grace says

    January 8, 2009 at 8:20 pm

    i have to admit–i’ve never had a soup containing spinach. doesn’t the stringiness of it seem weird in your mouth? meh, the presence of the beans is enough to help me get over it. 🙂

    Reply
  29. Dragon says

    January 8, 2009 at 9:42 pm

    On a cold day like today, this soup would warm things up nicely.

    Reply
  30. [email protected] says

    January 8, 2009 at 9:51 pm

    great for the weather we’re having around here! Looks delicious Kevin.

    Reply
  31. Anonymous says

    January 8, 2009 at 10:39 pm

    Oh MAN does this look good! I would eat soup every day in the winter if the huz would let me. he has it in his head that ‘soup isn’t a real meal’ and so he’ll eat it only once a week to please me.

    I did a lovely one last night, a ‘southern new years soup’ with black eyed peas and kale. it was divine! just discovered your blog and I’m LOVING it kevin! and my heart always goes out to a fellow torontonian 🙂

    Reply
  32. Karen says

    January 8, 2009 at 10:55 pm

    Delicious. I like the splash of lemon at the end. I bet it really wakes things up!

    Reply
  33. MaryBeth says

    January 9, 2009 at 12:40 am

    OMG…this soup looks so heart warming and yummy.

    Reply
  34. Pam says

    January 9, 2009 at 1:01 am

    Your spinach is so pretty. I think I had mine too early, it gets sort of gray looking.

    Reply
  35. Anonymous says

    January 9, 2009 at 1:46 am

    What a super looking soup, Kevin!

    I will definitely try your version with the turkey sausage and the spinach! We love soup!

    I enjoy your blog, pictures and recipes! Thanks. 🙂

    Reply
  36. Kevin says

    January 9, 2009 at 2:16 am

    Anonymous: I would add the farro when you add the stock as farro takes about 20 minutes to cook.

    Reply
  37. Kevin says

    January 9, 2009 at 2:24 am

    Mochachocolata Rita: The minced meat would work but the sausages would add more flavour.

    Reply
  38. noobcook says

    January 9, 2009 at 2:28 am

    looks really rich and comforting =D

    Reply
  39. Mrs Ergül says

    January 9, 2009 at 2:40 am

    spot on on how to twist this basic dish into many delicious meals! This is good stuff!

    Reply
  40. ttfn300 says

    January 9, 2009 at 3:05 am

    i’ve been meaning to make something like this!! lovely 🙂

    Reply
  41. Michelle says

    January 9, 2009 at 3:13 am

    this looks delicious and it’s finally getting cold enough here for soups. I can’t wait to try this.

    Reply
  42. Katie says

    January 9, 2009 at 4:29 pm

    I love soups like this. I made one that was similar this weekend but this one looks fantastic.

    Reply
  43. Maggie says

    January 9, 2009 at 11:13 pm

    Delicous looking soup! I think since the holidays have ended we’ve eaten soup 5 out of every 7 days. I have to give this one a try.

    Reply
  44. Jan says

    January 10, 2009 at 12:53 am

    This soup sounds totally scrummy, as does the cheesy garlic bread. I always use fresh garlic on my garlic bread – lots of it. 🙂

    Reply
  45. Gina says

    January 10, 2009 at 2:50 am

    Love your blog and love your photos Kevin!

    Reply
  46. Anonymous says

    January 10, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    This reminds me of a version I get at a local italian place. Lovely presentation.

    Reply
  47. giz says

    January 10, 2009 at 10:16 pm

    Yup, we’re definitely on similar star patterns. I soaked a whole container of beans and used only half so now I’ll take the turkey from Xmas and mix it with the rest of the beans to make a soup. I like the addition of the sausage…

    Reply
  48. Robin Sue says

    January 12, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    This is one of my favorite types of soups. Looks so good!

    Reply
  49. Jeanne says

    January 12, 2009 at 2:57 pm

    Oh, that looks just right for the weather we’ve been having! Love the idea of pureeing some of the beans to add body to the soup.

    Reply
  50. The Culinary Sherpas says

    January 13, 2009 at 1:42 pm

    This has always been one of my fav soups. It’s light enough for our Tampa winters but still soothes the soul. Mmmmmmm.

    Reply
  51. j & j dish it out says

    January 23, 2009 at 11:40 pm

    Kevin, I made this yesterday and it was so good. Very light and clean tasting. Does that make sense? I am trying to watch carbs and sugar so this is perfect. I ate the leftovers for lunch today. I can’t wait to make it again.

    Reply
  52. liz says

    February 7, 2009 at 11:44 pm

    yum! my husband and I are doing South Beach and this will be a perfect soup! I’m going to make it this week!

    Reply
  53. wolfenlion says

    March 2, 2009 at 6:06 pm

    This soup is delicious. I used 6c of broth instead of 4c but left all other measurements the same. I think this is my new favorite soup. I’ll definitely make it again soon.

    Reply
  54. Becko says

    January 18, 2010 at 6:46 pm

    This is my favorite version of this soup! It's a regular on our menu now.
    THANKS!

    Reply
  55. Anonymous says

    February 19, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    Thanks for the inspiration! I made a small batch of this the other night with one link of hot Italian sausage, a can of cannelini beans and some fresh spinach I had bought for salad. Turned out great and the bit I had leftover was even tastier the next day.

    Reply
  56. Anonymous says

    June 24, 2010 at 9:07 pm

    I'm a personal chef. I made this today for my clients. Great! We made it previously and decided it was a little strong on oregano. So, this time we used half oregano and half basil and added a can of diced tomatoes. Perfect! Thanks for the inspiration.

    Reply
  57. Greg says

    September 7, 2010 at 3:45 pm

    Just stumbled across your site, great recipe!

    Reply
  58. Plain Ol' Me says

    November 5, 2010 at 10:07 pm

    Making this with the family right now! Your photo suggests that your recipe used ground turkey sausage? We'll see how it goes with sliced turkey sausage links.

    Reply
  59. Robyn says

    December 20, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    I just made this yesterday for my family. I doubled everything because we're such a large group. THEY LOVED IT!! Thank you very much for this recipe. : )

    Reply
  60. Patricia says

    September 4, 2011 at 2:00 pm

    You know, Kevin, many of us have the same problem as you mention in your profile. Living on the same handful of standby meals day after day, year after year. Well, I found this recipe and am pleased to be getting dressed as we speak to get the beans (I have everything else). I can easily tell this will easily become one of my staple go-to meals. Simple and tasty. I've also liked you on Facebook. Good stuff, buddy!

    Reply
  61. Anonymous says

    October 14, 2011 at 1:09 pm

    I made this last night and it was easy and so delicious, I didn't have stock, so i used broth and reduced it a little before adding the beans. It didn't even need salt at the end

    thanks for a great recipe

    Reply
  62. Patricia says

    November 24, 2011 at 7:55 pm

    Just wondering, Kevin (or anyone else who's already made the recipe). What's the lemon juice for? I just skip it but for anyone who uses it, any difference?

    The last time I made the soup, I threw in some leeks, some fresh jalapeno, a touch of dill and I always use red onions instead of white.

    Reply
  63. Kevin says

    November 30, 2011 at 9:24 am

    Patricia: I like the touch of brightness that the lemon juice adds. You could easily replace it with vinegar or omit it altogether.

    One of the things that I really like about this soup is that you can play around with the recipe adding or replacing different ingredients to keep it interesting!

    Reply
  64. The Pontificator says

    December 15, 2011 at 6:15 pm

    I know a winner when I see one and I can just tell this soup is a winner.

    I'm going to add cooked soup pasta (Ditalini) to individual servings.

    Thanks for posting this. I'm new to your blog and the recipes look very good. Definitely worth bookmarking.

    Reply
  65. The Pontificator says

    December 18, 2011 at 3:21 pm

    I sent this recipe over to my mother and she made a double batch yesterday.

    Delicious.

    On my way out the door I noticed the recipe was tacked to the refrigerator door. Penciled on the paper was the highest compliment: "KEEPER!"

    Reply
  66. The Royal Me says

    January 3, 2012 at 12:15 am

    Just made this with kale! Super delicious!!

    Reply
  67. Patricia says

    February 6, 2012 at 12:24 am

    Hey, Kevin! Me again. I just shared your recipe with yet another friend and I've got a pot on now so I can take some to work tomorrow. Mmmm mmmmm, good!

    Reply
  68. Emily says

    March 5, 2012 at 8:27 pm

    I found this recipe via pinterest, and made it because I already had everything in my kitchen. I LOVE IT. I love the flavors, and the splash of lemon juice just helps to brighten everything and keep it light. Even my husband has really enjoyed it–so thanks for making our end-of-winter a bit tastier.

    Reply
  69. Patricia says

    June 13, 2012 at 10:00 pm

    Kevin, you're absolutely right – the lemon juice is NOT to be omitted. I was just preparing some salad greens for dinner tonight and remembered just yesterday I got a great sale on Hillshire Farms smoked sausage – but one get one FREE! That's huge! So tomorrow one of those one-lb. packages will be gone and into a pot of this delicious elixir. I'm also pinning this – gotta share you with Pinterest.

    Reply
  70. Unknown says

    September 25, 2012 at 5:53 pm

    Just made this with spicy Italian chicken sausage and kale, it was delicious…even better the next day. I appreciate this simple recipe!

    Reply
  71. Patricia says

    October 3, 2012 at 6:23 am

    Me again! Where are you finding 19 oz. cans of Cannellini beans? I can only find the 15 oz. by Goya or the HUGE (over 1 lb.) can which I do buy for double batches sometimes.

    So is that just a typo or is there a 19 oz. can? Apartment smells good – 2:30 a.m. and I'm cookin' up some for the rest of the week! This is my favorite anytime soup – all year long.

    Reply
  72. Kevin says

    October 4, 2012 at 1:43 pm

    Patricia: The standard size for cans of bean here in Canada seems to be 19 ounces and 15 ounce ones are harder to find. I say you can't go wrong with more beans so 2 15 ounce cans would be fine but then so would a single 15 ounce can. This is definitely one of my favourite soups as well, I just made a batch last week!

    Reply
  73. Jenny says

    October 16, 2012 at 12:59 am

    I approached this recipe with skepticism because I thought it would be bland, but I decided to put my reservations to the side because everything I've ever made from this website has came out amazing. I am glad that I made this because it was great! Flavorful, comforting, light. A great soup as a meal recipe! Another great recipe from this blog.

    Reply
  74. Marie Matter says

    March 21, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    I'm freezing right now and just want a big bowl of this!

    Reply
  75. Anonymous says

    March 21, 2013 at 3:37 pm

    Again it looks so amazing !

    Reply
  76. Anonymous says

    March 22, 2013 at 8:31 am

    kevin, porque no pones por lo menos una foto a imprimir ? solo texto, se ve banal amigo mio
    gracias
    aurelia

    Reply
  77. Anonymous says

    March 24, 2013 at 2:18 am

    This was such a yummy soup. Comforting after having the flu, it hit the spot! Thank you!

    Reply
  78. Anonymous says

    October 5, 2013 at 12:18 am

    Loved this!!! I added pkg sliced creminis and 3/4 c chopped onions when sauteeing the pork. Yummy.

    Reply
  79. kevin says

    October 5, 2013 at 9:38 am

    Anonymous: Mushrooms would be a nice addition!

    Reply
  80. Anonymous says

    September 14, 2014 at 12:28 am

    Very good soup! We used ground turkey and threw in Italian spices instead of the sausage and used the chard. I will be making it again

    Reply
  81. Connie says

    February 6, 2019 at 5:27 am

    Can’t wait to make this great soup! Do you think escarole would be a good swap for the spinach? I’m thinking it would hold up better for reheating the soup, plus I really love it

    Reply
    • kevin says

      February 7, 2019 at 9:22 am

      Escarole would be good! Enjoy!

      Reply
  82. Vesela says

    October 6, 2019 at 4:13 pm

    I made the soup but customized it a bit. I used 1/2 a pound of sausage (beef) and added some dried porcini. It is great.

    Reply
    • kevin says

      October 7, 2019 at 9:59 am

      The dried porcini would be a nice addition!

      Reply
  83. Odette says

    January 14, 2022 at 10:37 am

    I made this last night with Kale. Very good soup, but I realized, with many different attempts with hopes of being wrong, that I’m not really fond of kale. The soup had great flavor but will use spinach next time.

    Reply

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