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    Sausage Kale Soup with White Beans

    Sausage Kale Soup with White Beans is a rustic, delicious, quick and easy kale soup recipe that can be on the table in less than thirty minutes!

    Sausage Kale Soup with White Beans is a rustic, delicious, quick and easy soup that can be on the table in less than thirty minutes! kale recipes | kale recipes soup | kale soup
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    Featuring the flavors of sweet Italian sausage, creamy white beans, hearty kale, savory onion, garlic and spicy red pepper and is so delicious and complex it’s hard to believe that it really can be made so quickly!

    Easy kale recipe

    It’s always hard to find a great kale recipe. After kale chips, mushroom kale breakfast bowls, kale pasta and kale salad you may be left wondering what to make with kale, especially if you’re growing this hearty green in your garden.

    Why not make kale soup!

    Sausage Kale Soup with White Beans is a rustic, delicious, quick and easy soup that can be on the table in less than thirty minutes! kale recipes | kale recipes soup | kale soup

    Seriously, kale is best for soups because of the health benefits of kale but also because of it’s hearty texture that keeps its shape in soups much better than most greens.

    This sausage kale white bean soup is similar to ribollita, or Tuscan white bean and kale soup. Or the creamy kale soup with potatoes from olive garden, zuppa toscana. But it actually more closely resembles calde verde, or Portuguese kale soup. A quick and easy kale soup recipe made with sausage, kale, white beans and potatoes.

    Ingredients

    • Sweet Italian sausage- ground or in casing, cut in rounds. Substitute spicy Italian sausage for a spicy kale soup. Or you can even substitute bacon. Or you can use shredded rotisserie chicken and make this even faster as a chicken kale soup recipe.
    • Kale – stalks removed and torn into bite size pieces
    • White beans – butter beans or lima beans or the smaller cannellini beans can be used. Or feel free to substitute potatoes for the white beans to make potato kale soup.
    • Chicken stock – or bone broth
    • Onion – sliced
    • Garlic– chopped
    • Crushed red pepper flakes
    • Salt and pepper
    sausage kale soup recipe ingredients

    Step by step instructions

    1. In a large stockpot over medium high heat brown Italian sausage.
    2. Once browned, add onions and saute until beginning to soften.
    Sausage Kale Soup with White Beans is a rustic, delicious, quick and easy soup that can be on the table in less than thirty minutes! kale recipes | kale recipes soup | kale soup
    1. Stir in red pepper flakes, garlic and kale.
    2. Add chicken stock and bring to a boil.
    Sausage Kale Soup with White Beans is a rustic, delicious, quick and easy soup that can be on the table in less than thirty minutes! kale recipes | kale recipes soup | kale soup
    1. Reduce heat to a simmer and add white beans.
    2. Simmer, uncovered, for at least 3 minutes.
    3. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve topped with shredded parmesan cheese.
    4. Enjoy!
    Sausage Kale Soup with White Beans is a rustic, delicious, quick and easy soup that can be on the table in less than thirty minutes! kale recipes | kale recipes soup | kale soup

    How to serve

    Serve Sausage Kale Soup as a light lunch or dinner by itself. Or to make this hearty soup even more filling serve with salad, toast and a generous helping of parmesan cheese for a delicious, easy soup meal any time of year!

    Yield

    This kale soup recipe will yield roughly 8 cups of soup. Enough soup 4-6 servings.

    Shelf life

    Allow Sausage Kale Soup to cool then tightly cover and refrigerate leftovers for up to 5 days. Make a big batch and eat it for a few days. The flavors only get better the 2nd day (and 3rd, and 4th).

    Sausage Kale Soup with White Beans is a rustic, delicious, quick and easy soup that can be on the table in less than thirty minutes! kale recipes | kale recipes soup | kale soup

    Sausage Kale Soup with White Beans

    Rustic soup with the flavors of sweet italian sausage, creamy white beans, hearty kale, savory onion, garlic and spicy red pepper is so delicious and complex it's hard to believe that it can be on the dinner table in less than 30 minutes.
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Portuguese
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    Servings: 6 people
    Calories: 462kcal
    Author: Tristin Rieken

    Ingredients

    • 1 pound ground sweet Italian sausage
    • 1 large large onion sliced
    • 3 cloves garlic chopped
    • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
    • 3 cups chopped kale from 1 large bunch of kale, about 12 ounces
    • 15 ounces canned white beans drained
    • 4 cups organic unsalted chicken stock
    • salt and pepper to taste
    • 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese

    Instructions

    • Place a large stockpot over medium high heat and add Italian sausage and a teaspoon of oil if necessary to prevent sticking. Brown sausage, stirring as necessary.
    • Once sausage is browned stir in sliced onions and cook until onions are softened, about 3 minutes. Once onions are soft add red pepper flakes, garlic and chopped kale. Stir to coat and cook over medium heat.
    • After about 2 minutes when kale begins to soften and wilt, increase heat to medium high again and carefully stir in chicken stock. Bring kale soup to a boil then reduce heat to simmer.
    • Add drained white beans, cover and simmer until beans are heated through, about 3 minutes longer.
    • Season sausage kale soup to taste salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls and serve topped with a handful of parmesan cheese.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 462kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 915mg | Potassium: 840mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 3516IU | Vitamin C: 35mg | Calcium: 313mg | Iron: 4mg
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    Nutrition Facts
    Sausage Kale Soup with White Beans
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 462 Calories from Fat 270
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 30g46%
    Saturated Fat 12g75%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
    Monounsaturated Fat 12g
    Cholesterol 72mg24%
    Sodium 915mg40%
    Potassium 840mg24%
    Carbohydrates 24g8%
    Fiber 5g21%
    Sugar 2g2%
    Protein 25g50%
    Vitamin A 3516IU70%
    Vitamin C 35mg42%
    Calcium 313mg31%
    Iron 4mg22%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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