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Creamy Sausage Potato Kale Soup
This quick and easy soup recipe is perfect for busy weeknights and makes a big pot of lightly creamy, sausage potato soup with ribbons of kale, and chunks of potato, carrot and parsnips. A bit of cream added to the broth gives the silky broth an added layer of richness without being heavy or thick.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 447 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 pound Italian sausage removed from casings
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 large onion diced
- 2 parsnips peeled and diced
- 2 carrots peeled and diced
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 1 pound red skinned potatoes diced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seed optional
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 8 cups chicken stock or broth low sodium or homemade
- 4 cups leafy kale
- 1 cup cream
Instructions
- Heat a dutch oven or soup pot over medium high heat. Add the olive oil and brown the sausage, breaking it up into small bite sized bits with the back of a wooden spoon.
- Stir in the onion, parsnips, carrots and celery. Cook, until tender, stirring occasionally, about 5-8 minutes.
- Add the diced potatoes, oregano, red pepper flakes, fennel (if using), salt, pepper and bay leaf. Cook and stir for one minute until fragrant.
- Add the chicken stock and bring the pot to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 10-15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
- Remove the tough stem from the kale and discard. Roughly chop the kale and add the greens to the soup. Cook for one minute until the kale wilts and stir in the heavy cream. Heat for another minute until the the soup is hot. and ladle into bowls to serve.
- Taste for seasonings and adjust as necessary. Ladle into bowls to serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
447kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
32g
(49%)
Saturated Fat
14g
(70%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
13g
Cholesterol
84mg
(28%)
Sodium
973mg
(41%)
Potassium
1026mg
(29%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
6365IU
(127%)
Vitamin C
55mg
(61%)
Calcium
127mg
(13%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 447
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 447kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 32g | 49% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Cholesterol | 84mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 973mg | 41% |
| Potassium | 1026mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 6365IU | 127% |
| Vitamin C | 55mg | 61% |
| Calcium | 127mg | 13% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.