Slow Cooker Tuscan Sausage and Bean Soup

This Slow Cooker Tuscan Sausage and Bean Soup is an easy and delicious slow cooker soup.

It’s such a great invention, really… a pot that you can throw a bunch of stuff in and let it do all of the cooking for you. At the end of the day, you take off the lid and dinner is ready for your family. What could be better, right? The idea is fabulous but not all slow cooker recipes are all that good.

Many readers have asked that I expand my slow cooker recipe section, and I’m working on it. I have 50 of them so far. I’m always on the hunt for recipes that are worthy of posting and sharing with the world. And I found one! This Tuscan Sausage and Bean Soup is a slow cooker recipe to make again and again.

How to make Slow Cooker Tuscan Sausage and Bean Soup:

This soup is quite delicious and it really can’t get much easier. Just dump all of the ingredients into the slow cooker and let it do its thing for 8 to 10 hours.  It’s filled with turkey kielbasa, chopped veggies (onion, carrot, celery, kale, tomatoes) and beans. Spinach may be substituted for the kale if you prefer that.

This recipe originally came from a Weight Watcher’s cookbook (of all places!), and it’s a major keeper. It’s quite filling at 1 1/2 cups per serving, and if you are on the Weight Watcher’s plan then that’s just a bonus. But, if you do happen to be following the Weight Watchers WW plan, you’ll find a link to the WW Points on the recipe card at the end of this post. Another great thing is that this recipe happens to be naturally gluten-free (just be careful of purchasing GF sausage).

You absolutely do NOT have to be on a diet to enjoy this Slow Cooker Tuscan Sausage and Bean Soup. Soup is perfect for a chilly day, and although it’s pretty sunny here in my part of the world in the winter, we have our share of (what we deem to be) chilly evenings. Soup warms the soul and is a welcome dinner to be waiting for you and your family at the end of a busy day.  My family gobbles this one up, and they are never aware that this is such a healthy soup. Enjoy!

Here are a few more slow cooker soup recipes you might like to try:

• Ham and Lentil Soup
• Slow Cooker Fresh Corn Chowder
• Slow Cooker Crack Chicken Soup
• Taco Soup

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Slow Cook Tuscan Sausage and Bean Soup

This light recipe is the perfect recipe to start the New Year.

Recipe Details

Prep Time: 15 minutes mins

Cook Time: 8 hours hrs

Total Time: 8 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Course: Soup

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: bean, sausage, tuscan

Servings: 6 servings (1½ cups each)

Calories: 317kcal

Author: RecipeGirl.com (adapted slightly from Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook)

Ingredients

• One 12-ounce link of turkey kielbasa sausage, cut into ¼-inch-thick rounds
• 2 medium garlic cloves, minced
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 large carrot, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 large stalk celery, chopped
• ½ medium bunch kale, stems removed, & leaves chopped (about 4 cups)
• 3 cups fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
• One 15.5-ounce can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• One 15.5-ounce can great Northern beans, rinsed and drained
• One 14.5-ounce can Italian seasoned diced tomatoes
• ½ cup dry red wine (or water)
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• shredded Parmesan cheese (optional)

Instructions

• In a slow cooker, add all ingredients except Parmesan, and stir to combine.
• Cover and cook on low until the vegetables are tender, about 8 to 10 hours.
• Ladle individual servings, and top with Parmesan cheese (if desired).

Notes

• If you are preparing this recipe as Dairy Free, skip the addition of Parmesan cheese.
• If you are preparing this recipe as Gluten-Free, make sure you add in sausage, beans and broth that are free of gluten.
• Spinach may be substituted for kale.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving (1 1/2 cups), Calories: 317kcal, Carbohydrates: 42g, Protein: 22g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 30mg, Sodium: 1263mg, Potassium: 961mg, Fiber: 11g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 3280IU, Vitamin C: 41mg, Calcium: 128mg, Iron: 10mg