Sausage, Potato and Kale Soup

This sausage and kale soup combines pork sausage, nutritious kale, and potatoes to give a hearty, rich, bold flavor to a creamy Italian-inspired soup.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 266 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole milk
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• 4 cups half-and-half
• 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or more to taste
• 3 cups cubed potatoes
• 2 cups kale, torn into bite-sized pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Crumble sausage into the pot; cook and stir until browned, about 10 minutes. Drain and discard grease.

Step 2

Stir half-and-half, potatoes, chicken broth, milk, onion, oregano, and pepper flakes into sausage, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.

Step 3

Season with black pepper. Stir in kale; simmer until kale is tender, 10 to 15 more minutes.