Italian sausage soup is the ultimate comfort food: a deeply flavored broth that's perfectly seasoned with bites of Italian sausage, savory garlic, nourishing kale, and tender vegetables. In just 30 minutes, you can be sitting down to a delicious, cozy dinner with a big smile on your face!
Ingredients
1tablespoonolive oil
1lbhot Italian sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces
1mediumonion, chopped
2clovesgarlic, minced
3smallrusset potatoes, cubed, about 3 cups
½teaspoonEACH: Italian seasoning and salt, see notes
Heat the oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook until they have started to brown. Remove them from the pot.
1 lb hot Italian sausage, 1 tablespoon olive oil
Add the onion, garlic, potatoes, Italian seasoning, salt, and chili flakes to the pot and cook until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
1 medium onion, 2 cloves garlic, 3 small russet potatoes, ½ teaspoon EACH: Italian seasoning and salt, ¼ teaspoon dried chili flakes
Add the broth, return the sausages to the pot, and bring the pot to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are soft, about 7 minutes.
6 cups beef bone broth
Add the kale or swiss chard to the pot and let it wilt. Season to taste with extra salt, if needed.
2 cups chopped kale or swiss chard leaves
Ladle the soup into bowls and sprinkle some parmesan cheese on top.
½ cup parmesan flakes
Notes
Note 1: For the best flavor, use homemade beef bone broth. Homemade chicken broth is a good alternative. If using store-bought broth, we recommend adding some Better Than Boullion to boost the flavor of the broth.Note 2: The amount of salt will vary depending on how much salt is in the broth you use. We use unsalted homemade beef broth and like to add about 1 teaspoon of salt.Note 3: You can either buy parmesan flakes or use a vegetable peeler to peel strips of parmesan off the block of cheese. Note 4: If you don't have Italian sausage on hand, feel free to use a different type. Note 5: This is my mom's recipe, although she usually uses spinach instead of kale If you make it, can you snap a quick pic with your phone (it doesn't need to be pretty!) and share it in the comments? I'd love to see it, and I'd love to show my mom, as I know she'd love to see that you made her soup!