Tuscan Sausage and White Bean Soup

Tuscan Sausage and White Bean Soup is a hearty, flavorful dish perfect for dinner any night of the week. This comforting soup is perfect on it’s own, or you can be like us, and add some crackers before enjoying!

Tuscan Sausage and White Bean Soup

This comforting soup comes from one of Barbara’s good friends, Maryann. It is one of those throw-it-all-together-and-enjoy kinds of soups, especially good on a cold winter’s day. This is comfort food at it’s best.

Maryann shared the recipe with Barbara years ago and it has stood the test of time and is even kid-approved.  There’s nothing better than hearing a three year old say, “more, Momma.”

UPDATE: The 3-year-old is now almost 5 and he requests the “white soup” weekly so it definitely stands the test of time!

Trying to follow a low-carb or gluten-free diet? Try our Low-Carb Tuscan Soup that features riced cauliflower!

Notes about Tuscan White Bean and Sausage Soup

• The ingredients are easy to keep on hand: butter, onion, garlic, flour, evaporated milk, chicken broth, sausage, cannellini beans and salt and pepper. Check out here Pantry Essentials list in our Amazon storefront to find many of these ingredients!
• We use regular ground pork sausage in this soup. You could use a flavored sausage, like Italian, or even use a turkey sausage if you prefer.
• The white beans in this Tuscan Sausage and White Bean Soup are actually Cannellini beans. Be sure to just dump them in undrained.
• Once the soup is heated through, all that is left is to ladle it out into your favorite soup bowls, add crackers and dig in! Simple as can be.
• This recipe only yields 4 bowls of soup so if you are cooking for a larger family, be sure to double.

Alternate Versions of This Popular Soup

We have had so many readers share how they’ve tweaked this sausage and white bean soup to add flavors their families love. From spinach to crushed red pepper, adding ingredients to soup is easy and let’s you create a dish that is personal to you. So check out the comments at the bottom of the post to see what other readers have done to make this soup their own!

We’ve also made a few variations of this soup, including a couple of low-carb versions. The one thing these all have in common is that they are delicious and so easy to make.

Here’s some of our spin-off recipes of creamy Tuscan Soup:

• Stovetop Italian Bean Soup
• Tuscan Soup with Kale
• Low Carb White Bean and Kale Soup
• Low Carb Tuscan Soup
• Chorizo Taco Soup (Low Carb)

Ingredients Needed for Tuscan Soup with Sausage and White Beans

The ingredients for this soup are easy – butter, onion, garlic, flour, evaporated milk, chicken broth, sausage, cannellini beans and salt and pepper.

We love using evaporated milk in recipes as it adds a bit of richness to dishes AND it’s shelf stable so we can keep a few cans in the pantry to pull out when needed.

Be sure you use EVAPORATED milk and not sweetened condensed milk! People sometimes get these confused but they are two very different products.

HOW TO MAKE TUSCAN SAUSAGE AND WHITE BEAN SOUP

Find the full recipe and ingredient list for creamy Tuscan soup at the bottom of this page.

1. Cook sausage, drain and set aside.
2. Heat butter in a saucepan; add onion and garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
3. Stir in flour.
4. Slowly add evaporated milk and chicken broth, stirring constantly.
5. Bring the mixture to a boil, and add cooked sausage and undrained beans.
6. Heat through, and season to your liking with salt and black pepper.

One thing to keep in mind is that this is small-batch recipe and you’ll get 4 servings, so definitely double it for larger families or if you want leftovers.

Other Soup Recipes

Soups are a favorite in our family and we have shared several on here. Check out our favorites:

• Mom’s Wild Rice and Broccoli Soup
• Low Calorie Cabbage Soup
• Instant Pot Vegetable Soup with Lemon and Ginger
• Low Calorie Cabbage Soup
• Slow Cooker Bloody Mary Beef Vegetable Soup
• Creamy Ham and Bean Soup

Print Recipe

4.75 from 39 votes

Tuscan Sausage and White Bean Soup

Tuscan Sausage and White Bean Soup is a hearty, flavorful dish perfect for dinner any night of the week. 

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time20 mins

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: tuscan sausage and white bean soup, tuscan soup, tuscan soup with sausage

Servings: 4 people

Author: Barbara

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup onion chopped
• 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 12 oz. can evaporated milk
• 1 14.5 oz. can chicken broth
• 1/2 lb. ground pork sausage cooked and drained
• 1 15.5 oz. can undrained cannellini beans
• Salt and Pepper

Instructions

• In a skillet, cook sausage. Drain and set aside.
• Melt butter in medium saucepan.
• Add onion and garlic; cook for 1 to 2 minutes while stirring occasionally or until onion is tender.
• Stir in flour.
• Slowly add the evaporated milk and chicken broth while stirring constantly.
• Once the mixture comes to a complete boil, add sausage and beans.
• Heat through, and season with salt and pepper.

Notes

• The ingredients are easy to keep on hand: butter, onion, garlic, flour, evaporated milk, chicken broth, sausage, cannellini beans and salt and pepper.
• We use regular ground pork sausage in this soup. You could use a flavored sausage, like Italian, or even use a turkey sausage if you prefer.
• The white beans in this Tuscan Sausage and White Bean Soup are actually Cannellini beans. Be sure to just dump them in undrained.
• We have had so many readers share how they've tweaked this sausage and white bean soup to add flavors their families love. From spinach to crushed red pepper, adding ingredients to soup is easy and let's you create a dish that is personal to you.
• Once the soup is heated through, all that is left is to ladle it out into your favorite soup bowls, add crackers and dig in! Simple as can be.

Other Soup Recipes

Soups are a favorite in our family and we have shared several on here. Check out our favorites:

• Mom's Wild Rice and Broccoli Soup
• Low Calorie Cabbage Soup
• Instant Pot Vegetable Soup with Lemon and Ginger
• Low Calorie Cabbage Soup
• Slow Cooker Bloody Mary Beef Vegetable Soup

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