Best Italian White Bean And Sausage Stew Recipes

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ITALIAN WHITE BEAN AND SAUSAGE STEW



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This comforting and substantial white bean and sausage stew is a soup that eats like a meal! Browning the sausage in a dry pan creates a beautiful fond that adds rich flavor. With beans, greens, and sausage, this stew is incredibly nutritious and warms you from the inside out. Serve with a hunk of crusty Italian bread.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Stews

Time 9h45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 ½ cups dry cannellini beans
4 (6 ounce) Italian sausage links with garlic and fennel
1 cup chopped yellow onion
⅓ cup dry white wine
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 bay leaf
6 cups water, or to taste
1 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
4 cups chopped kale
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, or to taste
6 tablespoons grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, or to taste
6 pinches red pepper flakes

Steps:

  • Soak beans in cold water, 8 hours to overnight.
  • Drain beans and set aside.
  • Make a cut down the center of each sausage and peel off the casing. Transfer sausage into a dry soup pot over medium-high heat. Brown sausage, while breaking it up into small pieces with a wooden spoon, 5 to 7 minutes. Cook and stir until juices start to caramelize and stick to the bottom of the pan, creating a fond, 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Add onion and stir to coat in the rendered sausage fat. Cook until onion starts to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Add white wine to deglaze the pot. Add black pepper, red pepper flakes, bay leaf, and water.
  • Add drained beans, increase heat to high, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes. Add salt and continue to simmer until beans are tender, about 30 more minutes. Taste beans to be certain they are perfectly cooked.
  • Smash about 1/4 of the beans with a potato masher to give the stew a creamy texture if desired. Stir in chopped kale, increase heat to medium, and cook until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Taste and adjust salt.
  • Ladle hot soup into bowls, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and a pinch of red pepper flakes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 668.5 calories, Carbohydrate 42.6 g, Cholesterol 75 mg, Fat 38.6 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 36.2 g, SaturatedFat 13.1 g, Sodium 1989.1 mg, Sugar 2.5 g

DIABETIC ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND WHITE BEAN STEW



Diabetic Italian Sausage and White Bean Stew image

Freebie from Robyn Webb, MS, LN. Got it from her website. Serving size - 1 cup. Starch Exchange: 1.5, Lean Meat: 2, Vegetable: 1, Fat: 1.

Provided by Demandy

Categories     Stew

Time 30m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup green pepper, diced
1/2 cup onion, diced
1/2 celery, diced
1 lb low fat Italian turkey sausage, cooked, casings removed, and sliced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 (15 1/2 ounce) can cannellini beans
1 (14 ounce) can italian tomatoes with juice

Steps:

  • Heat the oil over medium high heat. Add the green pepper, onion, and celery. Cook for 3 minutes. Add in sausage and cook until browned.
  • Add in rest of ingredients and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

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