Cajun Style Chicken Sausage White Bean Soup

Cajun Style Chicken Sausage White Bean Soup soups This easy quick and delicious Cajun style Chicken Sausage Soup is made in one pot. It’s made with chicken sausage, diced tomatoes, white beans, and spinach with cajun seasoning for smoky, savory flavor. Cajun recipes, white bean soups Cajun Style Chicken Sausage White Bean Soup Cajun, beans, chicken, sausage

This easy quick and delicious Cajun style Chicken Sausage Soup is made in one pot. It’s made with chicken sausage, diced tomatoes, white beans, and spinach with cajun seasoning for smoky, savory flavor. A simple healthy and hearty soup recipe full of fibre and protein and a soup the whole family will enjoy especially on a cold day!

Cajun Style Chicken Sausage White Bean Soup

Cajun Style Chicken Sausage & White Bean Soup Recipe Ingredients

  • CHICKEN SAUSAGE: Precooked chicken sausages are convenient and lower in fat than pork sausage, and they come in an array of flavors. They’re meaty and savory, have a lean protein base, with a juicy, lightly springy texture that never fails to please all eaters even the picky ones. Of course you could go full cajun style and use Cajun sausage often used in gumbo and jambalaya like andouille sausage or boudin. See recipe notes below for other options if you cannot find precooked sausage.
  • OLIVE OIL: I use extra virgin olive oil but you could use butter or plant based butter for sautéing the sausage and veggies.
  • GARLIC & ONION: Feel free to adjust amounts to taste - I use a yellow onion but a red one would work too or shallots
  • VEGETABLES: For vegetables I like to include carrots, celery and red bell pepper or green bell pepper
  • HERBS & SPICES: Apart from salt and black pepper you will need Cajun spice/seasoning or creole seasoning. Feel free to use store bought pre-blended Cajun seasoning or blend your own to taste using a blend of paprika, cayenne pepper, cumin, ground coriander, oregano and thyme or a simpler blend of cayenne, paprika and Italian seasoning. This recipe calls for using 1 tablespoon of Cajun seasoning but feel free to use more for a spicier or more flavourful soup dish. Keep in mind that different brands of Cajun seasoning have varying amounts of salt. If your seasoning is saltier, start with half of the salt and add more to taste or simply omit any additional salt to recipe. Along with the Cajun seasoning I also like to add some chili flakes for a little extra heat and flavour. Feel free to adjust amounts to taste.
  • TOMATO PASTE & DICED TOMATOES: I use fire roasted diced canned tomatoes and tomato paste for deeper flavor.
  • WHITE BEANS I use cannellini beans but feel free to use any white beans like Navy beans, Great Northern beans, Baby Lima beans, butter beans or even chickpeas. Canned works great but you can also use white beans you cooked from scratch.
  • BROTH: Feel free to use vegetable broth or chicken broth / chicken stock for more flavour - chose a low sodium one so you can control amount of salt in dish
  • SPINACH: I always love to add some greens to the soup - usually I use chopped spinach but kale is always great too.
  • FRESH HERBS: Finish the soup with a handful of chopped fresh parsley, or chives just before serving for a burst of fresh herb flavor.

Cajun Style Chicken Sausage White Bean Soup

How to Make Chicken Sausage White Bean Soup:

  1. BROWN sausage in olive oil then set aside
  2. SAUTE veggies with the onion and garlic
  3. STIR in spices and tomato paste and stir to coat
  4. STIR in the broth, beans and tomatoes
  5. SIMMER until veggies are tender.
  6. STIR in spinach and reserved sausage
  7. SERVE warm with fresh parsley and sliced chives or green onions

Cajun Style Chicken Sausage White Bean Soup

Chicken Sausage Soup Recipe Storage & Freezing

  • STORAGE: Store leftover soup in a sealed container for up to 3-5 days in the fridge.
  • FREEZING: Store soup in a freezer-safe bag or freezer safe container for up to 3 months; thaw in the refrigerator overnight and reheat in the microwave or stove top.

Cajun Style Chicken Sausage White Bean Soup

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Recipe

Servings: 4
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more as needed
  • 1 lb chicken sausage, sliced into approx ¼ inch rounds
  • 1 yellow onion, peeled and diced
  • 4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
  • 1 large bell pepper (or two small ones), diced
  • 2 celery ribs, thinly sliced
  • 2 medium size carrots, thinly sliced
  • 1 heaping tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
  • ¼ teaspoon chili flakes
  • ½ teaspoon salt *
  • Black pepper to taste
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 2 (15 oz) cans white beans or great north beans, drained
  • 6 cups chicken broth
  • 1 (14 oz) can of fire roasted diced tomatoes and juices
  • 2 cups Chopped spinach

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot or dutch oven over medium heat, then add the chicken sausage slices and cook until golden brown on both sides, about 4-6 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove them from soup pot and set aside.
  2. Add a little more oil to the pot if needed - up to 1 tablespoon, then add the carrots, celery, pepper, garlic, onion, red pepper flakes and salt, sauté for 5-6 minutes until soft.
  3. Stir in tomato paste add the Cajun seasoning cook 1 minute
  4. Add diced tomatoes, beans, bay leaf, chicken broth. Bring soup to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until veggies are tender.
  5. Stir in the chopped spinach and reserved chicken sausage. Simmer 1-2 minutes until spinach has wilted and sausage is warmed through.
  6. Test and season with more salt and pepper to taste and ladle warm soup into bowls and garnish with chopped fresh parsley and chives or green onions

Recipe Notes

  • Some Cajun seasoning blends have salt in them - make sure to taste yours. If that is the case I would skip adding the salt to the soup recipe as it will be too salty.
  • If you don’t have pre-cooked chicken sausage or andouille or can’t get your hands on any, you can buy raw sausage in casings either chicken or pork sausage. Remove the casing and cook it with a wooden spoon, breaking it up as you go.
  • I like to smash half of the white beans (1 drained can) into a paste using a fork to thicken the soup a little but that is totally optional
  • Make it creamier by string in ¼-½ cup heavy cream when adding spinach
  • Serve with ½ cup cooked brown or white rice for a hearty meal.

Cajun Style Chicken Sausage White Bean Soup