Autumn Soup with Sausage and Greens
Autumn Soup with Sausage and Greens
This delicious, healthy soup is easy to make and highlights some of season's best ingredients. I use italian chicken sausage for this recipe because it's lean and tastes terrific. You can easily substitute sweet italian pork sausage, and if you like a bit more spice use 1/2 hot italian sausage. I love swiss chard in this soup, but any greens you like are easily substituted. Many stores have washed and bagged spinach, kale or mixed greens which will save you a little time as well.
Ingredients
- 4 cups swiss chard or greens of choice (spinach, kale) chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
- 1 large Onion diced large
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound italian chicken sausage or pork sausage, casings removed
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground pepper
- 2 sweet potatoes or regular potatoes, peeled & diced large
- 4 cups chicken broth low sodium, gluten free
- 2 cups water
- 4 tbsp Parmesan cheese grated
Instructions
- Wash the swiss chard or other greens of your choice
- Cut the tough stems off the chard and place the leaves in a pile together
- Roll the pile of greens together like a cigar
- Cut the roll of greens into 1/2 inch strips. The fancy name for this technique is chiffonade - sounds cool right?
- Chop the onion into a large dice
- Mince the garlic
- In a large heavy pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat until hot
- Add the chopped onion and cook until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes
- Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds, until fragrant, but not burned
- Add the sausage,salt and pepper to the pan and sauté, breaking up with a spoon, until browned, about 5 minutes
- Add the sweet potatoes (or regular potatoes) and stir to combine with sausage and vegetables
- Add the chicken broth and water and bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer
- Add the chopped greens to the pot
- Simmer for about 4 minutes, just until the greens and potatoes are tender.
- Taste the soup and adjust the seasonings to your liking. You may want some additional salt and/or pepper
- Serve with a tbsp of grated parmesan cheese and enjoy!