Fall

Sausage, Swiss Chard and Bean Soup

December 30, 2017
4.7
3 Ratings
Photo by Maddiescook
  • Serves 6-8
Author Notes

When I was craving the perfect winter soup, I searched and searched online for the combination of flavors and textures I was looking for. I ended up taking an idea from this recipe, an ingredient from that recipe and then added a few of my own. So many possibilities for adaption here: kale instead of Swiss Chard, pork sausage instead of turkey sausage, canned beans instead of dried...you get the idea. There are a lot of great recipes for sausage and bean soup out there. I hope you enjoy mine. —Maddiescook

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Ingredients
  • Prepare Beans
  • 1 pound Dried great northern beans
  • 2 tablespoons Kosher salt
  • Water
  • Assemble Soup
  • 2 Onions, diced
  • 4 Cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 Stalk celery, chopped
  • 2-3 Links hot Italian turkey sausage, casings removed
  • 8-10 cups Chicken broth
  • 1 28 oz can whole Italian plums tomatoes
  • 1 Parmesan rind
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1 sprig Rosemary or thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon Red pepper flakes
  • 5 or 6 Carrots, small dice
  • 5 or 6 Baby potatoes, sliced
  • 1 bunch Swiss chard, torn into two-inch pieces
  • Grated parmesan
Directions
  1. Prepare Beans
  2. Place beans in large stock pot and cover with a couple inches of salted water.
  3. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Let stand for an hour.
  4. Rinse and drain.
  1. Assemble Soup
  2. Saute onions, garlic, celery and sausage over medium heat until onions are soft and sausage is no longer pink, about five to seven minutes.
  3. Add beans, broth, tomatoes (breaking up with fingers), rosemary, red pepper flakes, parmesan rind and salt and pepper.
  4. Simmer 40 minutes, or until beans begin to soften.
  5. Add carrots and potatoes, simmer until both are just done, but still firm, and beans are cooked through, about 20 minutes,
  6. Stir in chard and remove from heat. Let sit for 10 minutes, or until chard is cooked through, but still has a bit of crunch.
  7. Serve with grate parmesan, if desired.

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1 Review

Theresa October 9, 2020
Substituted kale as I needed to use my CSA share, then added fresh tomato, tomato paste, red wine, and all the other ingredients in the recipe. Nice flavorful evening meal with rye bread toasts.