Warm up with this slow cooker sausage kale soup. Packed with flavor and veggies, this 10-ingredient soup is low-carb, easy to whip up and tastes delicious!
Cooler weather is here and I’ve been craving warm and comforting meals like curries, stews and soups. If it’s steamy, aromatic and full of flavor, count me in!
That’s why I’m so pumped to be teaming up with my blogging girlfriends again this month to bring you SIX healthy and delicious soup recipes. We haven’t done a group post like this in a while, but we’re back at it with a new member (Hey Linds!) and a plan for some awesome posts to round out 2016.
And these soups. Let me tell you… they look so good! You’re definitely going to want to make them all.
Let me give you the rundown and then we’ll chat about my contribution, slow cooker sausage kale soup!
This crock pot chicken noodle soup has a Thai spin! It uses butternut squash noodles to keep it gluten free, paleo friendly and under 300 calories and 3 SmartPoints! A low-carb option is included!
This Green Chile Vegetable Soup is light, flavorful, and packed with hearty veggies! It’s the perfect meatless soup to keep you warm all season long! Customize this soup with your favorite veggies, beans, and/or gluten-free pasta, too!
This Curried Cauliflower Rice Kale Soup is one flavorful and healthy soup to keep you warm this season. An easy soup recipe for a nutritious meal-in-a-bowl. Paleo, vegan, and Whole30 friendly!
That said, I’m kind of a newb to cooking with sausage and I didn’t get the hype until recently. But I totally get it now. Sausage has SO MUCH flavor and makes for such a rich and delicious soup.
For this soup, you can use whatever sausage you’d like. I used a local ground sage pork sausage, but if you’re looking for a leaner option you can use chicken or turkey sausage. And if you’re vegetarian or vegan, you can sub with veggie sausage or your favorite beans. I bet white beans would work great!
Like I mentioned before this soup is easy! Once you’ve cooked the sausage and veggies a bit, just let your slow cooker do the rest. Set it and forget it for a few hours. Add your kale right before serving so it doesn’t get overcooked and you’ve got a warm and comforting dinner. I recommend serving each bowl of soup with a little parmesan cheese and a few slices of crusty bread. Delish!
Warm up with this slow cooker sausage kale soup. Packed with flavor and veggies, this 10-ingredient soup is low-carb, easy to whip up and tastes delicious!
Ingredients
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large onion, chopped
2 cups chopped carrots
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 32 oz cartons chicken stock or broth (about 8 cups)
1 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt or more to taste
4 cups chopped kale
1 1lb sage sausage
parmesan cheese, for serving (optional)
Instructions
In a large skillet or pot, cook sausage over medium heat while breaking into pieces. Once brown, remove with a slotted spoon and drain on a plate lined with paper towels. Drain fat from pan, leaving about 1 Tablespoon.
Cook garlic, onion, carrots and celery in reserved fat for 4-5 minutes or until fragrant.
Transfer veggies into a slow cooker, add stock, pepper, salt and stir in sausage.
Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6 hours. Add kale to the slow cooker about 10 minutes before serving.
Portion soup into bowls, season with additional salt, pepper and parmesan if using.
Totally!! Once the sausage and veggies have cooked, I think you could simmer it for 20-30 minutes and be fine. Of course, it will get more flavor the longer is simmers. Let me know if you try it without the slow cooker!
I’ve only ever had soup with sausages once before, and since it was absolutely delicious, I think I need to try this recipe as well. I’m so pumped about all the soups that I’m going to have now that the cold weather is here – it really is such an easy and tasty way to get in a lot of veggies! Emma, http://www.martinyfood.com
These soups are just in time for the chilly weather that is happening right now! I am in need of ALL the comfort food so all of these sound perfect, great job ladies! 🙂
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Anyone try this recipe with an Instant Pot?
Can this be made just simmering in a pot for a few hours? Or does it have to be in the slow cooker?
Totally!! Once the sausage and veggies have cooked, I think you could simmer it for 20-30 minutes and be fine. Of course, it will get more flavor the longer is simmers. Let me know if you try it without the slow cooker!
I want a huge bowl of this for lunch! Can’t wait to make it!
I’ve only ever had soup with sausages once before, and since it was absolutely delicious, I think I need to try this recipe as well. I’m so pumped about all the soups that I’m going to have now that the cold weather is here – it really is such an easy and tasty way to get in a lot of veggies!
Emma, http://www.martinyfood.com
I’ve never made a soup with sausage, but this lookz amazeballs. I bet Mark would love it!
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you know this is one of my FAV combos, right? i adore kale and sausage together… FOREVER! haha. <3 you
No! I didn’t know this, but if that’s the case you must try this soup! 🙂 Mwah!
I’m a sucker for ANYTHING with sausage! This is SO going on my dinner table soon!
If you love sausage, you will love this! Enjoy babe.
These soups are just in time for the chilly weather that is happening right now! I am in need of ALL the comfort food so all of these sound perfect, great job ladies! 🙂