Slow Cooker Sausage, Bean and Pasta Stew

Name: Slow Cooker Sausage, Bean and Pasta Stew
Prep time: 8 h 30 min
Cook time: 8 h 30 min
Total time: 8 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar; 411 grams fire-roasted diced tomatoes; 2 carrots, finely chopped; 8 servings Crusty bread, for serving; 84 grams ditalini pasta; 2 Tbsps chopped flat-leaf parsley; 6 sprigs fresh thyme, tied with a piece of kitchen twine; 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 454 grams sweet or hot Italian sausage links (4 to 6 links); 8 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 708 milliliters low-sodium chicken broth or stock; 1 onion, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 113 grams Parmesan rind, optional, plus grated Parmesan, for serving; 227 grams dried white beans, such as cannellini, rinsed and picked over

Slow Cooker Sausage, Bean and Pasta Stew might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 411 calories, 21g of protein, and 22g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 8 hours and 30 minutes. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. A mixture of chicken broth, canned tomatoes, garlic, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Slow Cooker Smoked Sausage And Bean Stew, Slow-Cooker White Bean, Spinach & Sausage Stew, and Sausage, Bean and Pasta Stew.

Instructions

Spread the onions over the bottom of a 6- to 7-quart slow cooker and top with the carrots, garlic, white beans, thyme bundle and sausage links.

Ingredients you will need

Sausage Links

White Beans

Carrot

Garlic

Onion

Spread

Thyme

Equipment you will use

Slow Cooker

Mix the diced tomatoes with the broth and 3 cups water and pour over the sausages.

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Sausage

Tomato

Broth

Water

Add the Parmesan rind if using.

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Parmesan

Cook on high for 4 to 5 hours or on low for 7 to 8 hours; the beans will be tender and begin to fall apart. Uncover the slow cooker, remove and discard the thyme bundle and Parmesan rind and transfer the sausage links to a cutting board. Stir the pasta into the stew and continue to cook, covered, until the pasta is cooked through, about 20 minutes.

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Sausage Links

Parmesan

Beans

Pasta

Thyme

Stew

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Cutting Board

Slow Cooker

Turn off the heat.

Cut the sausages into bite-size pieces and stir into the stew along with the parsley and vinegar. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Sausage

Parsley

Vinegar

Stew

Serve with grated Parmesan on the side for sprinkling on top and crusty bread for soaking up the broth.

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Crusty Bread

Parmesan

Broth

Cook's Note: This stew is also a great way to use up leftover cooked pasta. Simply omit the ditalini, reduce the water by 1 cup and stir 1 cup of cooked pasta (cut up if long noodles) into the finished stew along with the sausage pieces.

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Pasta

Ditalini

Sausage

Water

Stew

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Cutting Board

Ingredients

Servings:

2teaspoons

balsamic vinegar 411grams

fire-roasted diced tomatoes 2

carrots, finely chopped 8servings

Crusty bread, for serving 84grams

ditalini pasta 2Tbsps

chopped flat-leaf parsley 6sprigs

fresh thyme, tied with a piece of kitchen twine 4cloves

garlic, finely chopped 454grams

sweet or hot Italian sausage links (4 to 6 links)8servings

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 708milliliters

low-sodium chicken broth or stock 1

onion, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 113grams

Parmesan rind, optional, plus grated Parmesan, for serving 227grams

dried white beans, such as cannellini, rinsed and picked over

Recommended wine: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chablis, Malbec

Stew works really well with Cabernet Sauvignon, Chablis, and Malbec. Full-bodied red wines like malbec and cabernet sauvignon are the perfect accompaniment for beef stew. Fish stew probably calls for a white wine, such as chablis. One wine you could try is Eden Canyon Vineyards “RESERVE” Cabernet Sauvignon. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 63 dollars.

Eden Canyon Vineyards “RESERVE” Cabernet Sauvignon

SILVER MEDAL - 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. In 2005, we enjoyed an ideal growing and harvest season. The combination produced a beautiful yield of chocolate and strawberry flavors, so we decided to make our first Reserve wine. This unfiltered cab aged for 21 months in 100% new French Allier, Troncais, and Centre oak barrels. Our small production, handcrafted wines are produced with minimal intervention, reflecting our vineyard's full influence in the winemaking process. Our estate vineyard produces low yield and high-quality grapes that are crushed and de-stemmed within minutes of handpicking. We produce about 2,000 cases a year of consistent, balanced, low sulfites, vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO, and nature friendly wines.