Portuguese Sausage and Kale Soup (Caldo Verde)

Hearty and tasty, this Portuguese "caldo verde" soup--a staple dish in Portugal--is full of linguica sausage, potatoes, kale, and cannellini beans.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 586 Calories

Ingredients

• salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 cups chicken broth
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 6 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 1 ½ pounds Portuguese linguica sausage, cut into 1/2-inch think slices
• 4 medium white potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 pound kale, stemmed and cut into strips
• 1 cup cannellini beans, drained

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Saute sausage slices in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer sausage to a plate, leaving any fat in the skillet.

Step 2

Add olive oil to the skillet and heat oil over medium heat; stir in onions. Cook and stir until the onions begin to brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Return sausage to the pot and add chicken broth, potatoes, and pepper; bring to a boil. Add kale and cannellini beans, reduce heat slightly, and simmer until sausage is cooked through and potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes. Season with salt.