Creamy Italian Sausage Potato and Kale Soup

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Creamy Italian Sausage Potato and Kale Soup

This Creamy Italian Sausage Potato and Kale Soup is hearty and so yummy. It combines sweet Italian sausage, tender potatoes, and fresh lacinato kale in a rich, creamy broth. Infused with fragrant thyme, it’s a comforting blend of savory, earthy, and herbal flavors.

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Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Creamy Italian Sausage Potato and Kale Soup

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 41

Total Time: 51

Servings:

Ingredients

16 ounces sweet Italian sausage
¼ cup ½ stick salted butter
½ medium sweet onion diced
3 cloves garlic minced
6 tablespoons flour *gluten-free flour may be used
6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce or liquid smoke
1 tablespoon fresh thyme finely chopped
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes optional
1 pound golden potatoes diced small
1 large bunch of Lacinato Kale chopped
Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

In a soup pot or dutch oven, brown the sausage and then remove it and set aside.
Remove most (but not all) of the grease from the pot.
In the same pot, melt ½ stick of butter. Add in the onion and cook for a few minutes or until soft.
Sprinkle in the flour, garlic, red pepper flakes and thyme. Stir until it dissolves and starts to slightly brown.
Using a whisk, slowly add the chicken broth to the pot. Whisk until all of the flour mix dissolves and no lumps remain.
Add the diced potatoes and bring the liquid to a boil. Once it’s boiling, reduce the heat to a simmer (medium to medium-low heat) and partially cover with a lid. Simmer for about 10 minutes or until the potatoes become soft. The smaller you diced your potatoes, the more quickly they will become soft.
As soon as the potatoes start to soften, add back in sausage.
Stir in the heavy cream and chopped kale. Simmer on low for at least 5 more minutes or until the soup has thickened a bit and the kale is soft.
Season with salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!

Nutrition

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