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Creamy Tuscan White Bean Lemon Soup. My family’s favorite quick and easy Italian-style soup. Spicy Italian chicken sausage mixed with onions, shallots, garlic, and Italian seasoning. All cooked together to create a wonderfully creamy and spicy soup. Add carrots, celery, sun-dried tomatoes, a couple of cans of white beans, and fresh baby spinach. Then, just before serving, add a bit of cream, parmesan, and lemon juice to balance the spice and give a touch of creaminess to this delicious, hearty winter soup. Ladle into bowls and top each with extra parmesan and fresh parsley. It’s just the yummiest!
Ever since Christmas Eve, we’ve had some of the snowiest weather. It’s been heavy winter days filled with chilly temperatures and a good amount of snow. At this point in the winter, I’m still loving this cozy weather.
It always inspires me to create some of my favorite recipes of the year. And from the looks of the numbers, some of your favorite recipes too.
I guess we can’t deny that there are a lot of us who really do enjoy a cozy meal!
I’ve been on a major soup kick. I feel like I have new ideas every single day! But when I created this simple, spicy Tuscan-style soup, I knew it was something special.
The flavors, the colors, and the creaminess were all indications that this soup would be delicious. It turns out that this has become one of my favorite soups – and my family’s too!
I blame a lot of this on the spicy Italian chicken sausage. It’s one of my favorite Whole Foods purchases. I usually pick up a pound from the meat counter. If you’re lucky, they’ll make it for you, and the seasonings are just perfect!
I love the spicy sausage in the creamy broth. The addition of lemon just before serving creates the perfect balance. Such a yummy winter soup!
These are the details
Ingredients
- sun-dried tomatoes – use the tomatoes with the oil in the jar
- spicy Italian chicken sausage – you could also use pork sausage
- onions
- shallots
- garlic
- carrots
- celery
- Italian seasoning
- broth
- canned white beans
- baby spinach
- cream or whole milk
- parmesan cheese
- lemon zest and juice
- fresh parsley
Special Tools
None! All you need is a nice big Dutch oven/soup pot. This recipe really is so easy!
Steps
Step 1: the sun-dried tomatoes
Start with the sun-dried tomatoes. I love using a jar of oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes. Not only are the tomatoes delicious, but I also use the oil from the jar to cook the chicken. The oil is always seasoned, so it adds even more flavor. Just make sure it’s extra virgin olive oil.
Most people will discard the oil, but you must use it! It adds a lot of flavor to recipes.
Step 2: cook the sausage
Add the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes to a Dutch oven. Add the sausage and onions and brown them. Then mix in the shallots, garlic, carrots, and celery. Mix in the Italian seasoning too.
Let the veggies soften up a bit.
Step 3: add the broth and simmer
Next, add the broth and simmer until all the veggies are tender and the soup start to really smell yummy!
Step 4: finish the soup
Now add the spinach, the sun-dried tomatoes, and white beans. Mix in the cream, parmesan, and lemon, cooking until warmed throughout.
The cheese will melt into the creamy broth.
Serve
When you’re ready to eat, divide the soup between bowls and top it with extra parmesan and freshly chopped Italian parsley.
And, of course, no bowl of Italian soup is complete without some crusty bread (I particularly love a loaf of warm ciabatta) or my Nonnie’s homemade beer bread. Both are great with this soup!
Looking for other soups? Here are a few ideas:
Easy Chipotle Cheddar Beef Chili
Healthy Slow Cooker Turkey and White Bean Chili
Healthy Slow Cooker Chipotle Bean Chili
One Skillet Saucy Chicken Tortilla Enchilada Rice Bake
Healthy Chipotle Chicken Sweet Potato Skins
Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken Tortilla Soup with Salty Lime Chips
Crockpot Chipotle Queso Chicken Chili
Lastly, if you make this Creamy Tuscan White Bean Lemon Soup, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. If you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Creamy Tuscan White Bean Lemon Soup
Servings: 6
Calories Per Serving: 373 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
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Ingredients
- 1 jar (8 ounce) oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 pound spicy Italian chicken sausage
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 2 shallots, chopped
- 6 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
- 6 cups broth
- 2 cans white beans
- salt and black pepper
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 1 cup whole milk or cream
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- zest and juice of 1 lemon
- chopped fresh parsley, for serving
Instructions
- 1. Drain 3 tablespoons of oil from the sun-dried tomato jar into a Dutch oven. Chop the sun-dried tomatoes and set aside.2. Set the pot over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and onion. Cook, breaking up the meat as you go until browned. Add the shallots, garlic, carrots, celery, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Cook another 5 minutes, fragrant. 3. Add the broth. Simmer for 10 minutes over medium heat until the veggies are tender. Add the spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, and white beans. Mix in the cream, parmesan, and lemon. Cook for another few minutes until warmed through.4. Divide the soup among bowls and add additional parmesan and fresh parsley. Enjoy with warm bread – of course!
This post was originally published on January 13, 2025
Delicious!!! I make and love a lot of soups and this one just got added to the favorites category. Sun-dried tomatoes and lemon, yum.
Hey Laura,
Awesome! I appreciate you making this recipe, so glad to hear it was a hit! Thanks for your comment!
Yum! I used some pesto in place of some Italian seasonings and added some tortellini. Perfect, hearty winter soup!
Thanks so much, Sarah! Love to hear this recipe turned out well for you, I appreciate you making it! Have a great Monday!
What kind of broth? Chicken?
Hey Jill,
I like to use chicken or veggie broth. Please let me know if you have any other questions!
Looks delicious and will try it. But I do have some large beans that are dry and not in a can . Any alteration that is needed to liquid ? Dry beans do take a long long time to cook
Thanks you
Hey Michael,
So sorry, I would not recommend dry beans for this recipe. Please let me know if I can help in any other way!
Michael, cook the beans separately, per package instructions, drain, and add them to the soup. I do this all the time with recipes that call for canned beans.
I made this an hour ago and just had a bowl. It is delicious! Makes a lot and looks amazing. I followed the recipe exactly..so so good!! Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Hey Liz,
Happy Sunday! Thanks so much for making this recipe, love to hear it turned out well for you!
Can you make this without the sausage?
Hi Alison,
Of course, that would be perfectly okay for you to do. I hope you love this recipe!
Amazing!!!!!
Thanks so much, Meagher!!
My entire family enjoyed it. Might be a first, ha. I have a 15yo and 16yo. Great flavor! Shared the recipe with my friends. Thank you!
Hey Ashley,
Happy Friday!! Thrilled to hear this recipe turned out well for you, thanks so much for making it and taking the time to comment!
Do you drain the can of beans before putting it into the soup?
Hi Denise,
Yes, you can go ahead and drain the beans. I hope you love this recipe, let me know if you give it a try!
This was easy and delicious. I cut the amount of sun dried tomato in half and it worked just fine. I also only added 2tsp of Italian seasoning. 2 Tbsp felt like far too much. I would definitely make it again!
Hey Angela,
Awesome! So glad to hear this recipe turned out well for you, thanks for making it!
Perfect recipe for January!! Flavors blend so wonderfully. We love sausage, sun-dried tomatoes, and add lemon to everything. Thank you for another weekly staple!
Hey Tara,
Happy Sunday! Big thanks for making this recipe and your comment, I love that it turned out well for you!
Omg this was delicious! I think this will be a great meal prep for the week. I love all your recipes
Thanks so much, Sonia! Love to hear this! Happy Sunday!!
Very good. I just made this tonight. The only changes that I made were that I boiled the carrot in advance so that they would be tender, used half of the sun dried tomatoes and added an 8 oz can of diced tomatoes. Thanks so much for the recipe!
Hey Erin,
Fantastic! I appreciate you trying this recipe and your comment, love to hear it turned out well for you!
Have the best weekend!
Oh my! I just made this for lunch and it is SO DELICIOUS! Perfect for a cold winter day! I followed the recipe exactly and it makes a lot! This will be in our rotation. Thank you!
Hey Vanessa,
Happy Sunday! Thanks so much for making this recipe, love to hear it turned out well for you!
Super easy and delicious to make!
Thanks so much! Love to hear you enjoyed this soup:) Have a great weekend!
Terrific recipe, full of flavor and perfect for a cold January day! Thank you!
Hey CJ,
Perfect! Love to hear this recipe was a hit, thanks for making it and your feedback!
Have a great Friday!
I made this, over the top delicious soup. I followed the recipe exactly and it was so good. I will definitely be making again.
Thanks so much, Brenda! Love to hear this soup turned out well for you! Have a great Friday!
This soup has so much flavor and I’ll make it again for sure! I followed the recipe (which I almost never do) because I was curious how all the flavors would work together. The outcome was a truly delicious, complex, hearty meal.
Thanks so much, Corinne!
Made it tonight! It was a hit even with my 3 yo!
Hey Vivian,
Awesome! Thanks for making this recipe and your feedback, love to hear it was a hit!
Happy New Year!🥂🎆