Italian Sausage Kale Bean Soup Food

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND KALE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles; drain. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker., Add kale, beans, tomatoes, carrots, onion, garlic, seasonings and stock to slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 8-10 hours or until vegetables are tender. Top each serving with cheese.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE KALE SOUP

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, cook sausage and onion over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles, 6-8 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon., Add kale to pot; cook and stir 2 minutes. Add garlic and, if desired, pepper flakes; cook 1 minute. Add wine; cook 2 minutes longer., Stir in sausage mixture and remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until kale is tender, 15-20 minutes.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE KALE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large dutch oven or pot, heat one teaspoon of olive oil over medium high heat. Add the sausage and use a wood spoon to break up. Cook until cooked through. Use a spoon to remove sausage from pot; set aside.
• In the same pot, add the remaining teaspoon of olive oil and the onions. Cook for two minutes and add in diced carrots and celery. Cook for five minutes, or until softened. Stir in garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook for one minute. Pour in the wine to deglaze the pan and stir for another minute.
• Add in the cooked sausage, kale, broth, water, tomatoes, cannellini beans, bay leaves, and kosher salt. Bring soup to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes uncovered.
• Before serving, add in the juice of half a lemon. Serve with parmesan cheese sprinkled over top.

WHITE BEAN, SAUSAGE, AND KALE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium-high heat.
• Add the sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 6 minutes.
• Add the beans and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes.
• Add the chicken broth, bay leaf and kale and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, covered, for 10 minutes.
• Discard the bay leaf.
• Season the stew to taste with salt and pepper and serve with a drizzle of olive oil and the cheese.

MEDITERRANEAN KALE & WHITE BEAN SOUP WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a 4 or 5-quart heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add sausage and cook, working to break into bite sized pieces, until lightly browned, about five minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer the sausage to a plate, leaving any rendered fat in the pot.
• Add the remaining olive oil to the pot, increase the heat to medium-high, and add the onion. Cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant and beginning to soften, about 2 minutes.
• Add the carrot and celery and cook, stirring frequently, until they begin to soften and brown, about 2 minutes more. Be sure to scrape any brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Stir in the garlic, pepper flakes, salt & black pepper and cook, stirring, until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute more. Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil over high heat.
• When the broth reaches a boil, reduce the heat to medium, add the sausage along with any collected juices, and HALF of the beans.
• Mash the remaining cup of beans with a fork or wooden spoon and add them to the pot, stirring to distribute.
• Stir in the kale, adjust the heat as necessary to maintain a gentle simmer, and simmer until the kale is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. (I cover the pot loosely during this step to prevent too much reduction in the broth.).
• Stir in the lemon juice and zest just before serving.
• (It's even better the next day!).