This cold Florida weather calls for some warm soup! This recipe is one of my favorites, and it is a great meal prep if you prepare it right!
Prep time: 12.5 hours
Cook time: 2.25 hours
Type: Soup/Pork
Rating: Easy
★★★★★
Ingredients:
Olive oil (approximately 2 tablespoons or two turns around the pan)
1 package Italian sausage links
1 jar spaghetti sauce
1 large or 2 small onions
1 package Hurst's® original 15 BEAN SOUP®, pre-soaked for 12 hours to soften
1 bay leaf
3 cloves garlic
2 jalapeños
2 cubes chicken bouillon
Handful of garden parsley
Handful of garden oregano
Handful of garden basil
Salt and pepper (to taste)
Ditalini pasta (cooked to package directions)
Parmesan cheese
Directions:
Brown sausage—remove from pan and crumble or slice. In the same pan, add two tablespoons (turns) of olive oil, onions, garlic, and jalapeno, and cook until soft.
Add the bay leaf, beans, 4 cups of water, chicken bouillon, spaghetti sauce, parsley, oregano, basil, and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer. Add sausage. Cook and simmer for 2 hours or until beans are tender. About 10-15 minutes before cooking finishes, cook pasta per package directions and set aside. To serve imminently, place a serving of pasta in a bowl, ladle soup over the top, garnish with cheese, and enjoy!
Notes:
You can skip the soak and soften the beans in the Instant Pot on the bean setting. Alternatively, you can pre-soak and freeze the beans for quicker soup preparation.
To meal prep, do not combine pasta and soup. Instead, make fresh pasta if you are serving multiple people at once, or separate the pasta and soup (see picture) for individual meal prep!
Happy Cooking!
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~ Leah Brooks
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