Potato, Sausage & Kale Soup
I let my young son pick out seed packets and he chose kale, which grew like crazy. This hearty soup helped make good use of it and rivals a restaurant version that we love.
—Michelle Babbie, Malone, New York
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound bulk pork sausage
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 medium red potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 2 cups sliced fresh kale
- 3 cups 2% milk
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 cup cold water
Reviews
This for me was an easy 5 star. I’m from New England and love a hearty chowder type of soup. This definitely gave me a new weapon in my tastebud arsenal! Absolutely fantastic actually. I have always been proud of my version of a cream based chowder using the methods I know but here was a slightly different take and has swayed me to incorporate the trick to the creamy smooth and rich flavor base that comes before the full bodied sausage. I really just loved the texture and flavor profiles. Bravo! Please continue doing great things for your tasteful admirers
This is a delicious recipe. I did not have any Italian sausage so I substituted German style sausage. I also used one cup of chicken broth 1 and a 1/2 cups of whole milk and 1 and a 1/2 cups of half-and-half. I also put in a few pepper flakes for a little zip of flavor. I will definitely make this again.
I went to an Italian restaurant for some recently! There famous version was terrible,watery, flavorless,hardly could see the chopped meat, didn't see any greens either! I was very disappointed, Sooo I made this recipe myself! If you like it creamier you can use heavy cream for milk, chicken broth for water. If you like it thicker you can use instant mashed potatoes, rather than white sauce. I used 4 cheese flavored I had. I also used fresh spinach rather than Kale. Only because I don't like kale, but love spinach. Excellent!!! Yummy!!! I always make a huge batch! Love it!!! Thank You!
I added about a cup of chicken broth just to thin it out a bit. Aside from that this was FANTASTIC! I served it to my husband and Sons with a side of Fried Green Tomatoes and a garden salad. It was a perfect Hardy meal 4 the first night of near winter. Thank you for sharing.
Wonderful soup!!! Lots of flavors and very comforting! My daughter really enjoyed it too!
Fantastic! Winter, Spring, Summer of Fall! Love this! I used 32 ounce chicken broth instead of milk AND yes I used the heavy cream. Still the best zuppa yet! Oh and I used not sausage, plus a few sprinkles of hot crushed red pepper flakes. So good! Thank you! Suzanne,NYS
This is so good. It's very similar to what's served at Olive Garden. I used a spicy sausage for my husband. This soup is rich and hearty. I highly recommend it.
This was a welcome change to the soups we usually serve. It tasted rich, without having the excessive amount of heavy cream. My husband loves spicy, so I purchased the 'hot' sausage. This added a wonderful flavor and additional layer of depth. This is definitely a keeper!
I adjusted this slightly because of what was on hand. Used low sodium 32 oz chicken broth, no milk but did use the cream and added the red pepper flakes. Yummy. Our 19 year old grandson was visiting and just loved it....so much so that the next day when hubby and I were planning on eating it for lunch we realized all the sausage had disappeared. When confronted he looked a little sheepish and said that he really loved the soup...especially the sausage. We still give him a bad time about that.
Have made this soup several times this year, my husband loves it! Thanks for sharing your great recipe Michelle.