Sausage Kale And White Bean Soup Recipe

comment icon 176 more comments Everything gets thickened up a little, giving it kind of a stewier feel. We added a little smoky paprika, and a squeeze of lemon juice at the end, and we have not one single regret about any of it! Except that maybe it is hard to eat soup and type at the same time right now but listen, we are not engineers. Someone else solve that problem, please. This velvety, cozy little gal is definitely a richer, creamier jaunt from a more traditional zuppa toscana (think more the beloved Olive Garden, maybe less actual Tuscan countryside), but who are we to not take the richer, creamier path?! There is no bacon in this recipe and you will not miss it, because everything still has a smoky bacon-y kind of taste thanks to the smoked paprika which we fully appreciate! It’s really creamy and a little stewier with the bigger chunks of tender potato and veg, brothy beans, and crumbly sausage, but not too dense. That little extra thickness in there actually makes it AN IDEAL CANDIDATE for soup dippers, which we can never get enough of. Dippers + Us forever. Like maybe a swoop of parmesan garlic bread if you don’t mind dairy on dairy (we never do). Crispy peppery croutons sound like an actual dream? They are! Soup on, friends. Looking like something is calling to be dipped through that? You’re right. Assemble the carbs!

Ways To Cook This Soup

Another check in the champion box for this recipe is that there are so many ways for it to make its way to your dinner table depending on your mood.

If you want to fill up your evening with warm cozy smells, put it on the stovetop. If you know the day ahead of you is long and you want to come home to something wonderful, it works in the slow cooker, too. Is it suddenly 6:30 pm and your staring-at-the-kitchen-wall break was interrupted when you turned around to find your family staring at you with those “Haalp! Dinner?” eyes? Instant Pot it is!

We know the colder weather is ahead of us. We know the days are getting shorter and the sunshine is sneaking away and the possibility of another complicated season is in the back of our heads. But there are oh-so many good feelings too, as we pull out our favorite sweatshirts and best soft blankets and heaviest pots and deepest ladles. May soup save us all.

More Creamy Soups To Carry You Through Soup Season

Ang’s Creamy Tortellini Soup (creamy and cozy) Creamy Mushroom Soup (earthy mushrooms in a velvetty broth? yes!!) Basic + Awesome Creamy Potato Soup (a yummy classic) Instant Pot Wild Rice Soup (so good with or without chicken added in)