Brown the sausage

• Heat a pot and add the sausage, breaking it up as it browns.
• Season with the salt and black pepper.

Soften the aromatics

• Add the onion and garlic to the pot.
• Sauté until the pork is cooked through and the onion is soft.

Add tomato paste, beans and lentils

• Stir in the tomato paste and cook briefly.
• Add the drained cannellini beans, the lentils, the beef bouillon base and the water.
• Give everything a quick stir.

Add the kale and season

• Stir in the roughly chopped kale.
• Season with the Italian seasoning and pour in the heavy cream.

Simmer the soup

• Let the soup simmer gently until the lentils are fully cooked and tender.
• Stir occasionally.

Serve

• Ladle the soup into bowls and top with grated Parmesan.