Slow Cooker Tuscan Sausage White Bean Soup–dried white beans (or canned) are slow cooked and make an amazing soup with Italian sausage, carrots, tomatoes, kale and parmesan cheese. The flavor is unbelievably good! This soup is naturally gluten free.
Get the Instant Pot Tuscan Sausage White Bean Soup recipe here.
Slow Cooker Tuscan Sausage White Bean Soup
This soup is so tasty! The Italian sausage is the secret ingredient because it flavors the soup so beautifully. I usually buy a mild Italian sausage but you can also buy spicy sausage, if you prefer.
The kale gives the soup a bright green pop of color and it holds up better than spinach would. Kale is strong in salads and smoothies but in soups it is very mild and I highly recommend it!
For this recipe I used dried beans. However, you can also use canned beans. It’s up to you!
Dried beans can’t be cooked with acidic products like tomatoes or else they won’t get soft. That is why the tomatoes are stirred in after the dried beans are cooked. If you’re using canned beans you can stir the tomatoes in initially.
Dried beans vary in cooking times depending on how fresh they are. If your beans are older they may take longer to cook.
I like to soak my dried beans overnight before I use them. Soaking dried beans helps them become more easily digestible. In addition soaking them in a salty solution seems to make the skins softer.
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What Slow Cooker Did You Use?
To make Slow Cooker Tuscan Sausage White Bean Soup I used my 6 quart oval Kitchenaid slow cooker.* I love this slow cooker. It cooks low and evenly. I love the medium heat choice because most slow cookers that I’ve seen only have the option of cooking on low or high. If you’re going to buy just one slow cooker, this is the one that I recommend.
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Slow Cooker Tuscan Sausage White Bean Soup
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8-10 hours
- Total Time: 53 minute
- Yield: 10-12 servings 1x
Description
Dried white beans (or canned) are slow cooked and make an amazing soup with Italian sausage, carrots, tomatoes, kale and parmesan cheese. The flavor is unbelievably good! This soup is naturally gluten free.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 2 large carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch slices
- 1 pound dried Great Northern beans, sorted and rinsed (or 3 cans of Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 (14.5 oz) can petite diced tomatoes
- 4 large kale leaves, washed and chopped (stems removed)
- Parmesan cheese, for topping
Instructions
- Heat a pan on your stove over medium high heat. Once hot add in the Italian sausage and break it up (I use this tool*). Add in the onion. Stir every minute or so until sausage is browned. Add to the slow cooker.
- Pour in the broth, carrots, beans, garlic powder, Italian seasoning and bay leaf.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 8-10 hours (for beans that have not been soaked) or 6-7 hours (for soaked beans) or 4 hours (for canned beans).
- Remove the lid. Discard the bay leaf. Stir in the tomatoes and kale.
- Ladle into bowls and top each bowl with a heaping tablespoon of parmesan cheese.
Notes
I used my 6 quart oval Kitchenaid slow cooker.*
Dried beans can’t be cooked with acidic products like tomatoes or else they won’t get soft. That is why the tomatoes are stirred in after the dried beans are cooked. If you’re using canned beans you can stir the tomatoes in initially.
Dried beans vary in cooking times depending on how fresh they are. If your beans are older they may take longer to cook.
Soaking your beans for 8 hours in water will help with digestion and possibly give the beans a better texture.
Get the Instant Pot version here.
- Category: Soup
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/10 of recipe
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 4.8 g
- Sodium: 1100 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 10 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 39 mg
Keywords: slow cooker, crockpot, soup
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Very easy, and oh so delicious. Thank you so much!!
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You’re welcome Kevin!
My favorite soup recipe so far! Sooo delicious ly partner and I both loved it. I did change a few things based in what I had (4 cups veggie broth, 4 cups chicken broth, 1 can cannellini beans, I can butter beans, I can black eyed peas, added fresh garlic, and added spinach as well as kale) will be making again! Thank you!
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Sounds like a wonderful version Ali! 😊
hi i only have fresh tomatoes. Can i use them instead and when can I put them in the crockpot? Thanks
I’d throw them in 1 hour before the end of the cooking time 🙂
Can I substitute the kale for spinach
yes
ohh Great post! Thanks for sharing such a great informative post. It’s really helpful and amazing so keep it up! All the best.
Great recipe. Super easy and quick and family friendly. Loved it!
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So glad you enjoyed it Casandra!
I havn’t tried the recipe yet, but it sounds good & I probably will when I get the ingredients. You mentioned your crock pot having a medium setting, do you know what temperature that setting cooks at? I’ve got a new Instant Pot Aura Pro multicooker that I can adjust the temperature on & could set it to that temperature. Thanks!
I’m really not sure what the temperature setting is! I might have to find my manual to see if it even says.