Sausage and Kale Soup

Prep:20minCook:50min

Cooking the onions longer before adding in sausage will add to the flavour. I usually serve this with buns or garlic bread.

Updated at: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:56:06 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories993.4 kcal (50%)

Total Fat62.3 g (89%)

Carbs70 g (27%)

Sugars21.3 g (24%)

Protein42.3 g (85%)

Sodium1302.5 mg (65%)

Fiber7.9 g (28%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 packagespicy Italian sausage

1 Lhalf & half cream

2 Tbspchicken bouillon

2 cupswater

warm

½ cupflour

2 cupsmilk

3.25% homogenized or whole

2 cupskale

cubed or ripped into bite sized pieces

1 Tbspminced garlic

½ tspdried oregano

or to taste

½ tspRed pepper flakes

or to taste

½ tsppepper

or to taste

½ tspsalt

or to taste

1 Tbspbutter

Instructions

Step 1

Over medium heat in a large pot, crumble the sausage, add in the diced onions. Cook down for 10 - 15 mins. Add in dried oregano, red pepper flakes, pepper, salt. Brown for another 5 minutes or until the sausage is thoroughly cooked. Add in garlic.

spicy Italian sausage1 package

onion1

kale2 cups

dried oregano½ tsp

Red pepper flakes½ tsp

pepper½ tsp

salt½ tsp

Step 2

Add in a tbsp of butter to the sausage and onion mixture depending on how much grease is left over, there should be enough to coat the sausage and onion mix. Let the butter melt in and heat up.

butter1 Tbsp

Step 3

Add in both the flour and chicken bouillon, cook for 3-5 minutes. You should see mixture brown slightly. *should no longer smell of flour.

chicken bouillon2 Tbsp

flour½ cup

Step 4

Heat half & half, and homogenized milk in microwave or on stove top until warm. Then slowly whisk into the sausage, onion and flour mix, should thicken into a cream sauce. At this point slowly whisk in your water. *Be careful not to add in liquids to fast and break your rue. Taste soup base and add extra seasoning if needed. Add in cubed potatoes.

half & half cream1 L

milk2 cups

water2 cups

potatoes4

Step 5

Simmer on low heat for 40-45 mins, stirring frequently to ensure the milk does not burn. At 30 minutes check potatoes, if close to tender add in kale pieces; simmer for another 10-15 minutes. Enjoy!

kale2 cups