Spicy Sausage, Kale and White Bean Soup - Ontario Bean Growers

Name: Spicy Sausage, Kale and White Bean Soup - Ontario Bean Growers
Ingredients: 1 lb. dried white beans (use canned or whatever bean you have on hand); 1 tbsp olive oil; 4 spicy Italian sausage links, casings removed (you can use mild sausage, chorizo or any other ground meat you have on hand); 1 onion, diced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 carrots, sliced in half-moons; 1 rutabaga, diced (you can use any root vegetables like parsnips or sweet potato or potato instead of the carrot and rutabaga); 8 cups of stock; 1 cup beer, optional ( I prefer to use a wheat beer but you can use a lager or pale ale)three bay leaves; 2 tsp dried oregano ( also can use thyme, basil, Italian seasoning); Rind of parmesan, optional; Salt and pepper to taste; 6 cups kale, chopped ( you can also use chard, spinach, or any other hardy green)

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Beans are so interchangeable. While they all have a very different size, shape, texture and flavour they all lend themselves perfectly to any recipe, like this bean soup.

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Ingredients

1 lb. dried white beans (use canned or whatever bean you have on hand)
1 tbsp olive oil
4 spicy Italian sausage links, casings removed (you can use mild sausage, chorizo or any other ground meat you have on hand)
1 onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 carrots, sliced in half-moons
1 rutabaga, diced (you can use any root vegetables like parsnips or sweet potato or potato instead of the carrot and rutabaga)
8 cups of stock
1 cup beer, optional ( I prefer to use a wheat beer but you can use a lager or pale ale)three bay leaves
2 tsp dried oregano ( also can use thyme, basil, Italian seasoning)
Rind of parmesan, optional
Salt and pepper to taste
6 cups kale, chopped ( you can also use chard, spinach, or any other hardy green)