Creamy Sausage Potato Kale Soup

4.78 from 18 votes

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.

Course Main Course, Soup

Cuisine American

Keyword baked potatoes, chicken sausage, kale

Dietary Restrictions Egg Free, Gluten-Free

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 447kcal

Author Lisa Lotts

Equipment

1 Dutch Oven or soup pot

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 potatoes red-skinned, white or Yukon Gold, diced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon crushed fennel seed optional
1½ 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 2 teaspoons olive oil and brown 1 pound Italian sausage, breaking it up into small bite-sized bits with the back of a wooden spoon.
Stir in 1 large onion, 2 parsnips, 2 carrots and 2 stalks celery. Cook, until tender, stirring occasionally, about 5-8 minutes.
Add 1 pound potatoes, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seed (if using), 1½ teaspoons salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper and 1 bay leaf. Cook and stir for one minute, until fragrant.
Add 8 cups chicken stock or broth 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 stems from 4 cups of4 cups leafy kale and discard. Roughly chop the kale and add the greens to the soup. Cook for 1 minute, until the kale wilts, then stir in 1 cup cream. Heat for another minute until the soup is hot. Ladle into bowls to serve.
Taste for seasonings and adjust as necessary. Ladle into bowls to serve.

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