Best Herbed White Bean And Sausage Stew Recipes

HERBED WHITE BEAN AND SAUSAGE STEW

Herbed White Bean and Sausage Stew image

Here's a meaty, cold-weather stew laden with white beans, sweet Italian sausage, rosemary, thyme, cumin and garlic. It is deeply flavored and complex, but quite easy to make. Pan-fry the sausages in a bit of olive oil, then sauté the vegetables with cumin and tomato paste in the drippings. Add plenty of water and the dried beans that, wait for it, you did not have to soak. Simmer until the house is fragrant and the windows fog up (about 2 hours).

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories dinner, one pot, main course

Time 2h30m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving
1 pound sweet Italian sausage, sliced 3/4-inch thick
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 medium carrots, finely diced
2 celery stalks, finely diced
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 pound dried great Northern beans, rinsed and picked through
2 teaspoons kosher salt, or to taste
2 thyme sprigs
1 large rosemary sprig
1 bay leaf
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar, plus more for serving
1/2 teaspoon black pepper, plus more to taste

Steps:

Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high. Add the sausage and brown until cooked through, about 7 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a plate lined with a paper towel.
Add the tomato paste and cumin to the pot. Cook, stirring, until dark golden, about 2 minutes. Add the carrots, celery, onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables have softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the beans, 8 cups water, salt, thyme, rosemary and bay leaf. Turn the heat up to high and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat to low and simmer gently until the beans are tender, about 2 hours, adding more water if needed to make sure the beans remain submerged.
When beans are tender, return the sausage to the pot. Simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the vinegar and pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning. Ladle into warm bowls and serve drizzled with more vinegar and olive oil.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 200, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 18 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 14 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 569 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams

HERBED WHITE BEAN AND SAUSAGE STEW

HERBED WHITE BEAN AND SAUSAGE STEW image

Categories Soup/Stew Bean High Fiber Dinner Simmer

Yield 6-8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 tbs evoo, more for serving
1# sweet Italian sausage, sliced 3/4" thick
1 tbs tomato paste
1/2 tsp ground cumin
2 medium carrots, finely diced
2 celery stalks, finely diced
1 onion chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1# dried Great Northern beans, rinsed and picked
2 tsp kosher salt
2 thyme sprigs
1 large rosemary sprig
1 bay leaf
2 tsp balsamic vinegar, more for serving
1/2 tsp black pepper, more to taste

Steps:

Heat oil in large stock pot over medium-high heat. Add sausage and brown until cooked through, about 7 minutes. Transfer to paper towels with slotted spoon. Add tomato paste and cumin to stock pot, stirring until dark golden, about 2 minutes. Add carrots, celery, onion and garlic. Cook, stirring until vegetables have softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in beans, 8 cups water, salt, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaf. Turn heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer gently until beans are tender, about 2 hours, adding more water if needed to make sure beans remain submerged. When beans are tender, return sausage to pot and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in vinegar and pepper. Adjust seasoning if needed. Ladle into warm bowls and serve drizzled with additional balsamic and evoo.