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a bowl of creamy sausage kale soup with potatoes
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Creamy Kale, Sausage and Potato Soup

This Creamy Sausage, Kale and Potato Soup is an amazing one pot meal for the whole family. It is perfectly balanced, flavorful and healthy.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: soups
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 494kcal
Author: Agnieszka

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Italian style chicken sausage
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 can diced tomatoes
  • 1 lb small red or fingerling potatoes halved
  • 5 oz kale torn into pieces, stems removed
  • 1 large onions or 2 small, diced
  • 1-2 stalks celery chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 5 cups chicken broth
  • ½ cup raw cashews
  • ½ teaspoon dried basil
  • ½ teaspoon fennel seeds
  • ½ teaspoon dried or fresh thyme
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • salt & pepper

Instructions

  • Place raw cashews in a bowl or cup and cover with boiling hot water so the nuts are fully submerged. Leave to soak while you prepare the soup.
  • In a Dutch over or pot with a thick bottom heat up olive oil. Add diced onion, chopped celery and spices (except salt and pepper). Sautee a couple minutes stirring from time to time until soft but not browned. Add garlic and keep cooking until fragrant, another minute or so.
  • Take the sausage out of the casings and ad to the onion-celery mixture. Cook breaking the sausage with a wooden spoon until no longer pink. Stir in tomatoes and cook together for a couple minutes. After that, add broth and potatoes, bring to boil, turn the heat down and simmer for about 20-30 minutes until the potatoes are tender.
  • While the soup is simmering, place the cashews and the water they were soaking in in a blender and blend until the mixture is completely smooth. When the potatoes are cooked through, add kale stir in cashew cream. Cook another couple of minutes until kale is wilted.
  • Taste and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Notes

You can add more broth if you would like thinner consistency.  Homemade chicken broth will give you best tasting soup but good quality boxed broth will also work.

Nutrition

Calories: 494kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 2313mg | Potassium: 1090mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 4170IU | Vitamin C: 58mg | Calcium: 174mg | Iron: 5mg