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.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Portuguese
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 6people
Calories 462kcal
Author Tristin Rieken
Ingredients
1poundground sweet Italian sausage
1largelarge onionsliced
3clovesgarlicchopped
¼teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes
3cupschopped kalefrom 1 large bunch of kale, about 12 ounces
15ouncescanned white beansdrained
4cupsorganic unsalted chicken stock
salt and pepper to taste
1cupshredded 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.