Portuguese Bean Soup

This Portuguese bean soup with spicy linguiça Portuguese sausage simmers with ham, veggies, beans, pasta, and tomatoes for a rich and flavorsome meal.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 573 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans
• 2 quarts water
• 1 small head cabbage, chopped
• 1 onion, sliced
• 3 potatoes, diced
• 1 (16 ounce) package macaroni
• 1 pound ham hocks
• 2 pounds spicy Portuguese sausage, sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Gather the ingredients.

Step 2

Stir in beans and pasta; add more water as needed. Cook until heated through and pasta is tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 minutes.

Step 3

Combine sausage, ham hocks, onion, and water in a large pot over low heat. Cover and simmer for 1 hour. Remove ham hocks from soup; remove meat, tear into small pieces, and return ham to the pot. Stir in carrots, potatoes, cabbage, and tomato sauce until well combined. Cover and cook for 1 to 1 ½ hours.