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Sausage and Swiss Chard Soup

Prep 15M | Cook 25M | Enjoy in 40M

This hearty and easy-to-make soup is filled with healthy veggies and Ukrainian garlic sausage. Serve with a fresh crusty bread and good glass of wine.

Ingredients:

2 tsp canola oil

350g pre-cooked Ukrainian garlic sausage, diced

1½ cups chopped yellow onion

2 cloves minced garlic

1 cup diced carrot

2 cups diced zucchini

1 can (540 mL) low sodium white kidney beans, drained and rinsed

1/ 3 cup dry orzo pasta

8 cups low sodium chicken or vegetable broth

¼ tsp salt

½ tsp freshly ground pepper

¼ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)

3 sprigs fresh thyme

4 cups roughly chopped Swiss chard

3 tbsp freshly sliced basil

1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

Directions:

  1. In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add sausage and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, about 4-5 minutes.
  2. Add onion and cook until softened, about 3-4 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  3. Add carrots and zucchini and cook for 3-5 minutes.
  4. Add beans, orzo, broth, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and thyme. Stir to combine.
  5. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until orzo is tender, about 7-10 minutes.
  6. Add Swiss chard and basil and cook just until wilted, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in lemon juice.
  7. Serve and enjoy!

Nutritional Facts:

Serves 6 (1 ½ cups per serving)
Nutritional analysis per serving

245 calories

9 g fat

19 g protein

25 g carbohydrate (20 g available carbohydrate)

5 g fibre

923 mg sodium

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