Chicken Sausage, Pasta e Fagioli Soup
with Toasted Panko & Parmesan
- Wheat
- Milk
This soul-warming vegetarian soup is the culinary equivalent of a cozy blanket. It’s chock full of goodness, with earthy cannellini beans (aka fagioli), springy couscous (aka pearl pasta), and tender carrot, celery, and scallions, in a savory tomato broth with a pinch of chili flakes. Top with a sprinkle of nutty Parmesan and crisp toasted breadcrumbs, and you’ve got an ideal dinner or lunch! Get ready to wrap yourself in this meal that’s as satisfying and comforting as it is delicious.
Ingredients
3 clove
Garlic
2 unit
Scallions
6 ounce
Carrots
2.5 ounce
Celery
1 unit
Tomato Paste
13.76 ounce
Crushed Tomatoes
1 unit
Cannellini Beans
2 unit
Veggie Stock Concentrate
1 teaspoon
Chili Flakes
2.5 ounce
Israeli Couscous
(Contains: Wheat)
¼ cup
Panko Breadcrumbs
(Contains: Wheat)
3 tablespoon
Parmesan Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
9 ounce
Italian Chicken Sausage Mix
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
1 teaspoon
Olive Oil
2 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Peel and mince garlic. Thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Peel and dice carrots into ¼-inch pieces. Dice celery into ¼-inch pieces.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. Turn off heat; transfer sausage to a plate. Wipe out pot.
• In a large pot, heat a drizzle of oil over medium-high heat. Add garlic and scallion whites; cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Add carrots and celery; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until softened, 2-3 minutes. • Stir in tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, beans and their liquid, stock concentrates, 2 cups water (4 cups for 4 servings), a pinch of chili flakes, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium. Cook, scraping any browned bits from bottom of pot, until flavors meld, 6-8 minutes.
Use pot used for sausage here.
• Add couscous to soup; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until couscous is tender and soup has thickened slightly, 6-8 minutes. • Meanwhile, in a medium pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium heat. Add panko and a pinch of salt and pepper; cook, stirring, until lightly browned, 3-5 minutes. TIP: Watch carefully to avoid burning.
Once soup is done, stir in cooked sausage.
• Divide soup between bowls. Top with Parmesan, toasted panko, scallion greens, and a pinch of pepper to taste. Serve.
Chicken Sausage is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the hearty, flavorful soup; some found it bland and added extra seasoning for depth 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to make, though some noted longer prep time for chopping vegetables.
- Suggestions: Consider adding Italian seasoning, basil, oregano, or a squeeze of lemon to boost flavor.
- Portions: Generous servings; many reported having leftovers or feeding more than expected.
- Spice: Go easy on the chili flakes; some found it too spicy while others enjoyed the heat.
- Texture: A few preferred a thinner consistency; try adding extra stock for a more soup-like texture.
Reviews from our home cooks
I'm a big fan of soups. That being said, I doctored this one quite a bit until it was tastier. I doubled the Italian seasoning and doubled the stock (I have extras on hand). Anytime there's cooking of garlic and onions I spice those before adding other ingredients and it makes the whole thing richer. I also opted into the chicken sausage and that was a great choice. Yum filling and tasty!
The soup was tasty! We had leftovers from our two serving recipes. The recipe was easy to veganize. I left the chicken Italian sausage on the side for my husband to add to his bowl along with the parmesan. We both got a great bowl of soup!
Needed to add some water because it was so thick from the couscous soaking up the liquid content. Also needed more spices. Love the panko topping on it. Added the chicken sausage and it was good overall.
This soup was absolutely delicious! So glad I added the chicken sausage. It gave the perfect extra kick of flavor and heat.
We used the Italian Chicken Sausage. I added basil, oregano, and a small bay leaf. As always go easy with the Chili Flakes.
Although I never received the soup ingredients (this was reported), I did go out and buy what was needed to make the soup. It was excellent. We added spinach and green peas for color. Toasted garlic naan bread was a nice accompaniment.
Veggies should be cooked longer if u like them soft. This was very good. Instead of dirtying more dishes, we skipped the panko and topped with seasoned croutons - that was great. Just send croutons next time.
I fed 6 adults, large hearty bowls of this delicious soup with some home made bread. Total hit! Sent everyone home with a copy of the recipe!
This was delicious!!! Perfect meal for a cold winter day! The only drawback was how much chopping there was, but I put it in the food processor and pulsed a few times and called it a day.
Good BUT takes WAY, WAY longer than 35 minutes. It took us a total of an hour with all the vegetable prep. Would have preferred a different pasta than couscous. Something like Ditale.
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