Easiest Way to Cook Delicious Kale, Sausage & Leftover Mashed Potato Soup

Kale, Sausage & Leftover Mashed Potato Soup. Kale sautéed with Italian sausage, onions, garlic and white beans. Quick and easy! "You've converted me into a kale lover," a friend declared after eating a hearty bowl of this kale with sausage. Sausage, kale, and potatoes give a creamy Italian-inspired soup a hearty, rich flavor.

And honestly, you won't miss the noodles. Make this simple Kale & White Bean Soup instead. Pressure-Cooker Italian Sausage & Kale Soup. You can cook Kale, Sausage & Leftover Mashed Potato Soup using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Kale, Sausage & Leftover Mashed Potato Soup

1. Prepare 1 of medium onion, chopped.
2. It's 1 of large stem celery, chopped.
3. Prepare 3 of medium carrots, cut into 1/4" thick discs (or however you like to chop carrots for soup).
4. Prepare 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and smashed.
5. You need 1/2 Tablespoon of oil.
6. Prepare 1 bunch of kale, washed well, stems removed, and rough chopped.
7. It's of optional: 4 cups arugula or spinach (I just happened to have arugula that needed to get used up).
8. Prepare 6 cups of unsalted liquid (water or broth of choice).
9. You need 1/2 Tablespoon of salt.
10. It's 1 pound of sausage, cut into bite sized pieces.
11. Prepare 4 of tomatoes, chopped or one 15 oz. can diced tomatoes (I just happened to have fresh ones that were starting to get wrinkly...).
12. It's 1 of bay leaf.
13. Prepare 1 teaspoon of oregano.
14. It's 1/2 teaspoon of pepper.
15. You need 2 cups of leftover mashed potatoes.

This sausage and kale soup recipe puts the essence of Italy right in your bowl. Flavors of sweet Italian sausage mingle with savory herbs and garlic. This combination is rounded out with some onion and a. This soup is packed with nutrition from all the kale and protein packed cannellini beans (and the remaining veggies of course), then I love the depth of flavor the sausage adds.

Kale, Sausage & Leftover Mashed Potato Soup step by step

1. In a 4 to 5 quart pot, bring 1/2 Tablespoon oil up to medium heat and sweat onions, carrots, celery, and garlic until onions start to turn translucent. (About 3 minutes or so.).
2. Add kale, arugula, liquid, salt, and cook, covered, for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally..
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5. Once kale has wilted, add tomatoes, sausage, bay, and oregano and cook, COVERED, for another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally..
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7. Add mashed potatoes and cook COVERED again for another 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Before the last 10 minutes of cooking, adjust seasoning if needed..
8. Enjoy! :).

Arrange onions, sausage, and kale on a serving plate, and place potatoes on top of onions. Sprinkle with chopped parsley, and serve with lemon half. Kale, Sausage and Beans a.k.a The KSB Adapted from Bon Appetit. THIS Smoked Sausage Kale and Potato Soup is everything! The kale was delicious in the soup.