Sausage, Kale, & Sweet Potato Soup

A hearty, cozy soup with savory sausage, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, and kale. Let the slow cooker handle dinner because we have approximately 4,000 other things to do.

I'm a big fan of a soup that's actually a meal. You know, the kind that doesn't leave you rummaging through the pantry looking for something else to eat an hour later.

This one combines turkey or pork sausage, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, and kale in a savory broth with garlic, onion, and herbs.

Brown the sausage, toss everything into the slow cooker, and let it do the heavy lifting. Add the kale toward the end, finish with fresh thyme if you're feeling fancy, and dinner is handled.

Protein, vegetables, and a little starchy goodness in one cozy bowl. That's my kind of dinner.

slow cooker

4 hrs

Low setting

final cook

10–15 min

After adding kale

SERVINGS

6

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Grocery List & Ingredients

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2 tablespoons olive oil 1 pound ground turkey or pork sausage 1 medium white onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 large sweet potatoes, skinned and chopped 10 ounces sliced mushrooms 6 cups chicken broth 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 1 tablespoon dried basil 1 teaspoon sea salt, plus extra to taste ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper 3 cups roughly chopped kale

Optional Garnish

2 tablespoons freshly chopped thyme (optional)

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Instructions

01

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat the pan with olive oil and add the sausage. Cook for 5 minutes, then add the onion and garlic and cook for another 3–4 minutes.

02

Transfer the sausage mixture to your slow cooker. Add the sweet potatoes, mushrooms, chicken broth, white wine, vinegar, basil, salt, and pepper.

03

Set the slow cooker to LOW and cook for 4 hours.

04

At the end of 4 hours, add the kale and stir. Let cook for another 10–15 minutes, or until the kale has softened.

05

Serve hot with fresh thyme.

Enjoy! 

SOURCE: Sausage, Kale, & Sweet Potato Soup — Original Printable Recipe

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