Chicken Sausage and Kale Soup

Soups are definitely a staple in my home. They are so easy to make in big batches. Leftovers make for easy warm up lunches or I'm too tired to cook dinners. They are gentle on our stomachs, and with the right ingredients can they can be very healing.
This has to be my favorite soup right now! I'm kind of obsessed with kale and love to add it to a lot of my recipes. I have to say it works perfectly in this particular soup. I have a 4 year old who never fights me when I serve it this way.
I'm also a red potato kind of girl. They are hardy and filling and make a great addition here.
Along with the chicken sausage, I'd have to say this soup is the prefect blend of soothing, salty, and satisfying.
It is super simple to make, and a family favorite in our home. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!


Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 30 Minutes

Ingredients:

• 12 oz package of Chicken Sausage cut into bite size pieces (Trader Joe's has a wonderful selection of options for this recipe.)
• 8 small red potatoes or 6 medium also cut up into bite size pieces
• 4 cups kale chopped
• 3 tbs your choice fat
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tsp dried rosemary or 1 tbs fresh
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 4 cups chicken stock (I love to use homemade chicken bone broth for the healing benefits and flavor)
• 4 cups water

Instructions:

• Have all the ingredients cut, chopped or minced before starting to cook this soup.
• Heat the fat in a stock pot over medium heat.
• Add minced garlic into pot and stir to mix it with the fat. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add chicken sausage, rosemary, and salt.  Stir and let cook for another minute or so.
• Add red potatoes, kale, chicken stock, and water.
• Turn up the heat to bring soup to a gentle boil, and stir to get all the seasonings off the bottom of the pot.
• Once soup is at a gentle boil reduce heat to a simmer.
• Cover and cook for about 20 minutes or until the potatoes are soft.
• Salt to preferred taste.
• Serve and enjoy!