Bratwurst Soup

This bratwurst soup with potatoes and beans is teeming with flavor, hearty, filling, and perfect for cold weather.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 334 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 carrots, sliced
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 cup chopped fresh basil
• 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 (32 ounce) cartons chicken broth
• 2 teaspoons ground thyme
• 5 fresh bratwurst sausages
• 4 ribs celery, chopped
• 6 potatoes, cut into cubes
• 12 ounces spinach, coarsely chopped, or more to taste
• 0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 0.25 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.

Step 2

Grill bratwursts until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Cool. Slice each bratwurst into 1/4-inch pieces.

Step 3

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion, carrots, and celery in hot oil until onions are tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir garlic into onion mixture and cook until garlic is fragrant, 1 minute.

Step 4

Stir chicken broth, tomatoes, sliced bratwurst, basil, parsley, thyme, and cayenne pepper into onion mixture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.

Step 5

Mix potatoes into bratwurst mixture, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer until potatoes are almost cooked through, 15 minutes.

Step 6

Stir beans and spinach into pot; simmer until heated through and potatoes are done, 5 to 10 minutes.