Slow Cooker Sausage, Spinach and White Bean Soup
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So hearty, so comforting, and so easy to make right in the crockpot with just 10 min prep!
Crockpot soups are simply the best, 365 days out of the year. You can set it and forget it, letting the slow cooker do all the work for you so you can go on about your busy day without worrying about a thing. Or at least not about dinner.
And this recipe here is no exception. All you have to do is simply cook up your sausage (if you have one of those fancy crockpots with a saute setting, this can literally be a one pot meal) and throw everything else right into the slow cooker.
When ready to serve, go ahead and stir in your spinach until wilted and top with freshly shaved Parmesan and some crusty bread for the coziest (easiest) meal ever.
Slow Cooker Sausage, Spinach and White Bean Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 (12.8-ounce) package smoked andouille sausage, thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 carrots, peeled and diced
- 2 celery ribs, diced
- 2 (15-ounce) cans Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 cups chicken broth
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 3 cups baby spinach
- ½ cup shaved Parmesan
Equipment
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add sausage, and cook, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, about 3-4 minutes.
- Place sausage, garlic, onion, carrots, celery, beans, oregano and bay leaves into a 6-qt slow cooker; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Stir in chicken broth and 2 cups water. Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high heat for 3-4 hours.
- Stir in spinach until wilted.
- Serve immediately, topped with Parmesan.
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Would I be able to cook the sausage the night before and then throwing it all in the crock pot the next morning? I am a teacher and have to leave early to get to work, so cooking the sausage in the morning is tough in terms of time.
Yes, of course. That’s a great idea!
Is it ok to assemble the meal in the crockpot, place in the refrigerator overnight and start the crockpot in the morning?
Yes!
sounds great! can’t wait to try. thanks
How much would be one serving of this? I can’t see it anywhere ;w;
About 1-2 cups.
Wondering if you can use white kidney beans in can. Thanks
Sure! 🙂
Oops! I bought pre cooked andouille sausage by mistake… when should I add it to the crockpot?
You can add as directed.
just curious why cook time is so many hours? Canned beans are already cooked and andouille sausage or kielbasa type sausages are smoked and don’t need cook time either – aside from simmering down for flavor absorption ,am I missing something? Just curious.
This is a tailor-made slow cooker recipe – it is a recipe that is meant to “set and forget” so you can come home to dinner after an 8-hr work day! 🙂
I have been pressure cooking beans in an electric pressure cooker without soaking first. I then drain off the water and use them instead of canned beans. So inexpensive and I don’t have to worry about added ingredients.
Love your recipe. Used garlic chicken sausage. YUM
Wanted to know if anyone has frozen this dish… I am single and like to make ahead dished but need them to freeze well.
Has anyone done this in a regular pot, not a slow cooker? If so, what modifications were made?
Do you think Italian sausage would be a good sub for the andouille sausage? I already have some that needs used. Thanks!
Yes!
I made this tonight in my Instantpot. Sautéed meat for 5, added veggies for another 5. Added remaining ingredients and cooked it on high pressure for 20 minutes. So quick and delicious!!!
Thanks, Lacie!
This has quickly become one of my favorite meals! I usually make it up at university for myself because its super quick and easy to prepare in the morning and by the time I come home from class it’s ready! Tonight I’m making it for my parents who are so looking forward to it. Thanks for the amazing recipe!
I just started reading about Clean Eating, and came across this recipe. Although it looks tasty, it confuses me as to why it’s on this website. Please help me understand why sausage is considered clean. I really do want to understand.
Another question: why is chicken, which typically is full of growth hormones, preservatives, and “filler” chemicals (to increase it’s weight and juiciness), considered clean? Are there brands we might trust, or techniques to determine the clean-ness of a meat?
Thanks for any hints.
I love the idea of this soup and have most of the ingredients on hand. Was thinking to add some pumpkin which I still have from Thanksgiving, and maybe decrease the quanitities just a bit and prepare in my 4qt slow cooker. What do you think?
That sounds amazing!
I have a Dutch oven. I am going to be home all day. Do you think it would work the same if I put all the ingredients in there and put it in the oven at low temperature until the veggies are soft? I have made this before as the recipe calls in the crackpot and it was great. But my crackpot is at my dad’s right now.
Yes!
I made this soup today with a few modifications and it was delicious. I like soup with lots of veggies so I increased the amount of carrots and celery, added two cans of diced tomatoes and replaced one can of great northern beans with chickpeas. I also sauteed the sausage (kielbasa), onion and garlic and chopped all the veggies the night before. That way when I got up this morning, I could just dump everything in the slow cooker before leaving for work. I ended up working late so it cooked for close to 12 hours but it did just fine. Needed to add salt and red pepper flakes to amp up the flavor but overall the soup did what I needed it to do.
Just stumbled across this recipe. Made it to the tee following the directions, but also added some leftover turkey from Thanksgiving. I am excited to try it.
Has anyone doubled this recipe? I would like to so I can freeze some. Not sure how much the original recipe yields…
This soup is Damn Delicious! and it freezes well! The flavor is amazing! Next time I am going to try to substitute potato for beans since my hubby is not a fan of beans.
I mean, WOW. I thought the photos looked amazing, but my goodness the flavor of this soup is out of this world! I made it on the stovetop as I couldn’t get my act together long enough this morning to throw things in the crockpot (it’s a miracle I get out the door with two shoes on some days) and it turned out wonderfully. Off to scour your blog for tomorrow’s dinner… thank you!!