ALMOST TUSCAN SAUSAGE AND KALE SOUP

Almost Tuscan Sausage and Kale Soup image

My boyfriend loves this recipe and even prefers it to the Tuscan soup at a well known restaurant! I adapted this from a diabetic-friendly recipe, if you want to make it that way substitute sweet potato for the yellow potato.

Provided by KDC860

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Pork Soup Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste
1 pinch ground black pepper, or to taste
1 pound bulk hot Italian sausage, removed from casings and crumbled
½ teaspoon chopped fresh basil
¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
4 cups chopped kale
1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup peeled and chopped yellow potatoes, or more to taste

Steps:

Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium heat until the oil shimmers; cook and stir onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, and black pepper until onion is translucent, 10 to 15 minutes.
Mix sausage, basil, and paprika together in a bowl.
Stir sausage mixture into onion mixture; cook and stir until sausage is browned and fully cooked, 5 to 10 minutes. Add chicken broth, kale, cannellini beans, and potatoes to sausage-onion mixture; lower heat to medium low. Cover stockpot and simmer until potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 328.8 calories, Carbohydrate 24.8 g, Cholesterol 33.8 mg, Fat 17.6 g, Fiber 4.6 g, Protein 18.3 g, SaturatedFat 5.8 g, Sodium 909.9 mg, Sugar 2.4 g