Italian Sausage & Kale Soup
Created by Rayanna658 on July 13, 2012
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #5917
Ingredients
- 1 pound Italian sausage (links, sliced)
- 6 bacon slices (thick sliced bacon, chopped)
- 1 large yellow onion (chopped)
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon spicy chili flakes
- 3 cans (10 ounce) chicken broth
- 3 cups water
- 4 cups chopped kale (you can just use as much as you like)
- 1 cup heavy cream (divided, whipping cream)
- 4 potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
How to Make
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Step 1: In a pot brown the sausage slices. Remove to a plate. Add in bacon; cook until browned. Add in onion and spicy flakes; cook until softened. Add in garlic; cook 1 minute.
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Step 2: Add the browned sausage back to the pot along with water, broth, kale and potatoes and 1/2 cup heavy cream; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender (about 20 minutes).
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Step 3: Using a potato masher mash some potatoes to thicken up the liquid. Add in remaining 1/2 cup heavy cream and Parmesan cheese, cook stirring until heated through. Season with salt and pepper.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (598.2 g)
- Calories 592.1
- Total Fat - 35.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 14.2 g
- Cholesterol - 86 mg
- Sodium - 1202.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 48.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 6.5 g
- Sugars - 4.1 g
- Protein - 21.9 g
- Calcium - 187 mg
- Iron - 2.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 78.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg