Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes

Savory Sausage Delight: The Ultimate Bratwurst

This is a hearty, filling, cold-weather soup that makes a meal served with a crusty bread and light salad. The soup is just not the same if the brats are not grilled.

Recipe Details

Prep Time:
20 mins
Cook Time:
1 hr
Total Time:
1 hr 20 mins
Servings:
12
Yield:
12 servings

Ingredients

  • 5fresh bratwurst sausages

  • 2tablespoonsolive oil

  • 2onions, chopped

  • 4carrots, sliced

  • 4ribscelery, chopped

  • 2teaspoonschopped garlic

  • 2(32 ounce) cartonschicken broth

  • 1(14.5 ounce) candiced tomatoes

  • 1cupchopped fresh basil

  • ¼cupchopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

  • 2teaspoonsground thyme

  • ½teaspooncayenne pepper

  • 6potatoes, cut into cubes

  • 2(15 ounce) canscannellini beans, drained and rinsed

  • 12ouncesspinach, coarsely chopped, or more to taste

Cooking Directions

  1. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.

  2. Grill bratwursts until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Cool. Slice each bratwurst into 1/4-inch pieces.

  3. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion, carrots, and celery in hot oil until onions are tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir garlic into onion mixture and cook until garlic is fragrant, 1 minute.

  4. Stir chicken broth, tomatoes, sliced bratwurst, basil, parsley, thyme, and cayenne pepper into onion mixture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.

  5. Mix potatoes into bratwurst mixture, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer until potatoes are almost cooked through, 15 minutes.

  6. Stir beans and spinach into pot; simmer until heated through and potatoes are done, 5 to 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe12
Calories334
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
14g 		18%
Saturated Fat
5g 		23%
Cholesterol
27mg 		9%
Sodium
1347mg 		59%
Total Carbohydrate
40g 		14%
Dietary Fiber
8g 		28%
Total Sugars
6g
Protein
12g
Vitamin C
39mg 		193%
Calcium
111mg 		9%
Iron
4mg 		22%
Potassium
845mg 		18%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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