bean soup with sausage meatballs

Name: Bean Soup with Sausage Meatballs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon(s) olive oil, extra virgin; 1 pound(s) poultry sausage (i like hot but can use mild), removed from casing, rolled into 1 inch balls; 4 clove(s) minced garlic; 1/2 cup(s) brown rice; 1 - head escarole (about a pound); 32 ounce(s) chicken stock; 3 can(s) (15oz each) cannellini beans, drained

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HEIDI MILCH

BUFFALO, NY

Updated on Oct 17, 2010

No exciting story here - just really good, really easy, and pretty healthy!

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 35 Min

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yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil, extra virgin
1 pound poultry sausage (i like hot but can use mild), removed from casing, rolled into 1 inch balls
4 cloves minced garlic
1/2 cup brown rice
1 - head escarole (about a pound)
32 ounces chicken stock
3 cans (15oz each) cannellini beans, drained

How To Make bean soup with sausage meatballs

Step 1

Heat oil in soup pot over MEDIUM, add sausage balls and sear all around (5 minutes)

Step 2

Add garlic, rice and escarole....stir, cover and let steam about 5 minutes
Step 3

Raise the heat to HIGH, add the stock and bring to a boil...reduce to MEDIUM-LOW and simmer (covered) about 15 minutes (until sausage is cooked through and rice is tender)
Step 4

Add the cannellini beans and stir, salt and pepper to taste....simmer 5 more minutes until soup is heated through
Step 5

Serve with some fresh grated romano cheese
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