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Sausage and Sweet Potato Soup
This Italian sausage and sweet potato soup recipe is hearty and so simple to make! It has melt-in-your-mouth vegetables, flavorful sausage, and an irresistible broth.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 376 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 16 ounces Italian sausage
- 1/2 medium onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 2 sticks celery chopped
- 1.5 pounds sweet potatoes peeled & diced
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a soup pot, cook the sausage meat over medium-high heat, breaking it up with your spoon as you go along, for 5-6 minutes.
- Add the onion and garlic to the pot and continue cooking for another 5 minutes. If there's a lot of excess fat, spoon most of it out.
- Stir in the broth, water, red bell pepper, celery, and sweet potatoes. Increase the heat to high and bring the soup to a boil.
- Once it's boiling, reduce the heat so it's simmering, and cover the pot with the lid slightly ajar. Cook for 15-20 minutes or until the sweet potatoes have softened.
- Season with salt & pepper as needed and serve immediately.
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Notes
- Anything in the 16 oz/1 pound ballpark will work for the sausage. Here in Canada, I buy a 5-pack of Johnsonville's mild Italian sausages that's 500g/17.6 oz and take the meat out of the casings.
- I used 3 smallish sweet potatoes. Since sweet potato sizes vary so much and are so subjective, it's easiest to just use the scales at the grocery store and weigh them.
Nutrition Information
Calories
376kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
14g
(28%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Cholesterol
61mg
(20%)
Sodium
1211mg
(50%)
Potassium
654mg
(19%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
16156IU
(323%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
66mg
(7%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 376
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 376kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 61mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 1211mg | 50% |
| Potassium | 654mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 16156IU | 323% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 66mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.