Pressure-Cooker Italian Sausage & Kale Soup

Name: Pressure-Cooker Italian Sausage & Kale Soup
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8 servings (3-1/2 quarts).
Ingredients: 1 pound bulk hot Italian sausage; 6 cups chopped fresh kale; 2 cans (15-1/2 ounces each) great northern beans, rinsed and drained; 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes; 4 large carrots, finely chopped (about 3 cups); 1 medium onion, chopped; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 5 cups chicken stock; Grated Parmesan cheese

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 40 min. Cook: 15 min. YIELD: 8 servings (3-1/2 quarts).

The first time I made this colorful soup, our home smelled wonderful. We knew it was a keeper to see us through cold winter days. —Sarah Stombaugh, Chicago, Illinois

Ingredients

1 pound bulk hot Italian sausage
6 cups chopped fresh kale
2 cans (15-1/2 ounces each) great northern beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
4 large carrots, finely chopped (about 3 cups)
1 medium onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
5 cups chicken stock
Grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Select saute setting on an 8-qt. electric pressure cooker and adjust for medium heat. Add sausage. Cook and stir, crumbling meat, until no longer pink. Press cancel. Remove sausage; drain. Return sausage to pressure cooker.
2. Add the next 10 ingredients. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 10 minutes. Allow pressure to release naturally for 5 minutes, then quick-release any remaining pressure.
3. Top each serving with cheese.

Nutrition Facts

1-3/4 cups: 297 calories, 13g fat (4g saturated fat), 31mg cholesterol, 1105mg sodium, 31g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 9g fiber), 16g protein.

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