Vegan White Bean & Sausage Soup

Cozy is what we’re all about today with this Vegan White Bean & Sausage Soup. It has lots of veggies, crispy vegan sausage, tender white beans and the most delicious broth! It is perfect if you need an easy recipe to serve a family, or want to batch cook for easy lunches throughout the week!

Here’s what you need

Ingredients

• sun-dried tomatoes – packed in oil
• Beyond Meat Italian Sausage – this is my favorite vegan sausage, but you could sub a different one or omit it.
• yellow onion
• celery
• carrots
• garlic
• Italian seasoning
• broth – I used vegan chicken broth
• whites beans
• lemon juice
• non-dairy cream – or sub non-dairy milk, as long as it is unsweetened
• spinach
• fresh basil – optional

Equipment

• stock pot – I love my Le Creuset but I also have a dupe here.
• potato masher – not necessary, but it is my favorite way to crumble vegan sausage!

Steps

Step 1: Cook the Sausage & Veggies

The first thing we want to do is separate the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes and heat it in a stock pot. We are going to use this oil to cook the veggies & vegan sausage!

Add the vegan sausage and crumble with a wooden spoon or potato masher. Add diced onion and cook down for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the celery, carrots, garlic, Italian seasoning and reserved sun-dried tomatoes. Cook down for another 5 minutes, stirring frequently.

Step 2: Make it Brothy

Now that the veggies are starting to get tender, we can add the broth.

Pour in the broth & drained white beans and bring to a boil. Partially cover, lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. You want the veggies to be tender.

Add the lemon juice, cream, spinach and some torn fresh basil. Stir until the spinach is wilted. Taste and adjust the seasonings as needed.

Step 3: Serve

And now we can serve this up! Just ladle the soup into bowls, grab a loaf of crusty bread and dig in.

You could also add some red pepper flakes to the top if you like a little spice.

Serve this while hot. And if you have leftovers, let it cool completely before transferring to individual containers for easy leftovers.