White Bean and Sausage Soup

"I threw this together last night, and it was so good, I wanted to post it for safe keeping. I used homemade pesto, which I freeze in an ice cube tray (2 cubes). I also used one package of Trader Joes pepper and onion chicken sausage, but any variety would work."
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
6
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a 3-4 qt pot, saute the onion and carrot in a little olive oil until the onion is translucent.
  • Add the sausage and brown a bit.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients (no need to drain the beans unless you'd prefer it that way).
  • Simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Serve with crusty bread and a green salad.

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  1. Hubby wanted pasta and Miss 4 yo DD wanted soup so I adapted this to make both. The soup I pureed at princesses request and it was lovely, she ate it all up. The pasta portion I added cream to make a lovely basil cream pasta sauce. This is a great recipe easily done with staple ingredients found in my fridge and pantry. Thanks for posting!
     
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