This hearty turkey sausage, kale and white bean soup is loaded with fiber and is a very satisfying meal on a chilly evening.
Turkey Sausage, Kale and White Bean Soup
Top this with some good grated cheese like Parmigiano Reggianno or Locatelli (I always splurge on grated cheese) and a nice piece of crusty bread for a wonderful meal for 4 under $10. More soup recipes I love are Chicken Noodle Soup, Lasagna Soup and Roasted Cauliflower Chowder.
This Italian white bean soup is one of my favorites when I’ m looking for a hearty soup. The cannellini beans and the sausage make this a high protein meal with about 35g per serving as well as high in fiber. It’s also a great gluten free soup. You can even turn it into a vegan or vegetarian white bean soup by simply swapping the turkey sausage out for a plant based sausage and using vegetable stock in place of chicken stock.
For this soup I used my homemade turkey sausage. But if you’re on a time hunch, feel free to use your preferred sausage.
More soup recipes:
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- Macaroni and Cheese Soup with Broccoli
- Chicken and Avocado Soup
- Turkey Meatball and Ditalini Soup
- Leftover Ham Bone Soup with Cabbage and Potatoes
Turkey Sausage, Kale and White Bean Soup
Ingredients
- 1.25 lb homemade turkey sausage meat
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 bunch kale - rinsed, leaves removed from the ribs & rough chopped
- 1 cup Cannellini or Northern beans - drained and rinsed
- 4 cups fat free chicken stock
- 2 cups water
- 1 small pinch dried red pepper flakes, optional
- salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil over medium-high heat in a medium sized pot.
- Add sausage meat breaking it up with a spatula or wooden spoon into large chunks.
- When completely cooked, add garlic and saute for 2 - 3 minutes (careful not to let the garlic burn).
- Add the water, stock, beans and red pepper flakes (if using) and stir thoroughly.
- Simmer on low for 10 minutes, covered.
- Throw in kale and allow to simmer for another 10 minutes covered. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
- Divide into four bowls and serve hot.
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I made this with italian turkey sausage. I had no kale so i used a bag of spinach and also added some little dutch yukon potatoes i quartered and i had some green bean i cut into inch pieces. And also added. They were changes i made because it was what I had.
It was delicious especially the leftovers the next day. To be noted I have made it previously as written by Gina and it is also wonderful. Sometimes you just have to make substitutions. Went shopping today again no kale! I really love this filling soup.
I served with french bread and topped soup with parmesan. I used no salt in any thing except for the cheese.
I like the taste but wish it was thicker. Any suggestions to make it that way?
You could add extra white beans and puree them with broth
This was bland at first. I added sautéed onion and garlic powder (another garlic clove would have helped), salt, extra red pepper flakes, and white pepper. It was perfect and not too spicy.Â
This soup really impressed me. The flavor was outstanding! I only added a pinch more of the red pepper because I personally like things a tad on the spicier side. Preperation was super simple and it was done in no time at all.
This is a great recipe I have made many times-in fact it has become our Christmas Eve meal with good bread, cheese, and Christmas goodies! Â
I’ve made this for years.  I rarely make a recipe as written, and this one is no exception. Â
I use flavored turkey or chicken sausage, such as Andouille, anything from Casual Gourmet brand or Sabatinos. Â Just don’t use anything with a mozzarella or feta cheese. The cheeses tend to get stringy in the broth. Â My favorite is Red Pepper & Spinach chicken sausage from Casual Gourmet. The flavored sausages give much more flavor than turkey alone does. Â
I brown the sliced sausage along with the garlic and onions. Â
I add sliced heirloom, organic tri colored carrots, and celery as well.
I also use bok choy instead of kale, cooking the white stem portion first and adding the green tops only a minute or two before serving. Â Once again more flavor.Â
I also add a good helping of spices like Trader Joes Everyday Seasoning in addition to the red pepper flakes. Any of the spice blends for chicken or pork work well here. Â
Serve with a nice crusty loaf of bread for a great low cal meal!
Hi there, I just made this soup. It was amazing, simple, tasteful and very satisfying. I did add 2 links of sweet Italian sausage without the casting. I will definitely will be making this again, I will cream some of the beans next time.
Can you make this ahead of time for the next day???
I can’t get the link to the sausage recipe to work. Help!
Thank you, I have corrected the link.
I made this over the weekend and it was delicious. I wanted a bigger batch so I used two cans of beans and 1 ea extra of broth and water. I also added a parmesan rind. I’ll definitely make it again and maybe puree one of the cans of beans to make it creamier/thicker.
I only used 4 store bought turkey sausages (approx 13 ozs) and plugged the ingredients into the WW app. It came to 3 freestyle points per serving based on a six serving batch.
Wow. This is excellent. The homemade sausage made it so flavorful.
This was as close to perfect as it gets! Â I used spicy Italian sausage links and dried beans. Â I made it in the instant pot and it was DELICIOUS! Even the picky ones loved it! Â Thanks for a great recipe!
Hi Gina! This isn’t updated for Freestyle Points. I assume you’d really only count the turkey and olive oil? I made it with 99% fat free so it’s almost free points!
So good! I added more beans and sauteed mushrooms, but this was delicious!!!
Do you know how many new points this would be? Looks great!
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I LOVE this soup. I did alter it a bit to make it go further/change the flavor a tad. I used 2 lbs turkey sausage, 2 cans beans (drained and rinsed), added a chopped onion (request from my boyfriend who would literally eat onions on ice cream). Also used 6 cups chicken bone broth (homemade) since I used more meat/beans, and instead of water, 1 can of lite coconut milk. The coconut milk gave it a little bit of a creamier texture and a hit of sweet to the taste – it was awesome! Also probably added more like 3-4 pinches of red pepper because I like its spicy 🙂 Already have the ingredients on my grocery list to make it again this week!
This soup is great. Made it for the family.  I made the turkey sausage from scratch using Gina’s recipe. I had a bag of chard, spinach and kale so I used that. Some of us added the locatelli and some of us put a few drops of Braggs liquid aminos to our bowls. Both versions tasted great. Served with a thin slice of crusty whole grain seeded bread loaf.Â
Can you list directions to convert this recipe to be cooked in an instant pot?
I would just use the soup button.
Made this soup tonight with hot turkey sausage, the family loved it! Delicious!  I did add a small onion and a carrot diced and pinch of fennel seed. I am enjoying your book! Thank you Gina for supplying the smart points for your book. 🙂
You’re welcome Kathy! 🙂
Can you provide the amart points for the Turkuy sausage, kale and white bean soup?
Does anyone know how many Smart Points this is ? The info only has points+ value. THanks!
Made this last night and it was amazing ! My boyfriend who was skeptical about it loved it !! Thank you
This is one of my FAVORITE soups! I am curious ,however, because I would not have thought it was 9 pts…
My son hates turkey and my husband is not a fan of kale, but they both loved this soup! They even asked me to make it again, so it's a keeper! Thanks Gina
I am making this now, with Butterball Hot Italian turkey sausage and a little extra fennel seed. My supermarket sells already cleaned and chopped kale so I eyeballed the amount. Very excited to eat dinner! Smells great!!
This tastes exactly like Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana Soup except the potatoes are replaced with beans. Very good, and the recipe is measured perfect!
I absolutely loved this soup! I threw some celery and a small onion in there for more veggies. I also used pre cut kale in a bag because I'm lazy. This soup is filling, delicious, and healthy! I love your recipes!
Is the nutrition info just for the soup — not including cheese
Just made this and my boyfriend who doesn't like beans at all LOVED it. I'm definitely going to make a big batch and freeze it. Thanks again for another winner Gina!