Sausage and kale soup Recipe

Name: Sausage and kale soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 4 tsp olive oil, divided; 3 mild Italian sausages, casings removed; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 carrot, thinly sliced; 1 celery stalk, thinly sliced; 1/4 tsp salt; 900 mL low-sodium chicken broth; 4 cups water; 270 mL canned white kidney beans, drained and rinsed (half can); 3/4 cup ditalini or other very small pasta; 1 bunch kale, ribs removed and chopped (about 8 cups); 2 tbsp tomato paste

Ingredients

4 tsp olive oil, divided
3 mild Italian sausages, casings removed
1 onion, finely chopped
1 carrot, thinly sliced
1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
1/4 tsp salt
900 mL low-sodium chicken broth
4 cups water
270 mL canned white kidney beans, drained and rinsed (half can)
3/4 cup ditalini or other very small pasta
1 bunch kale, ribs removed and chopped (about 8 cups)
2 tbsp tomato paste

	PREP TIME 15m	COOK TIME 30m	TOTAL TIME 45m
YIELD 6 servings

Instructions

HEAT 2 tsp oil in a large pot over medium. Crumble sausage into pan. Using a wooden spoon, break up sausage into small pieces. Cook until no pink remains, 5 to 6 min. Transfer to a bowl.
ADD remaining 2 tsp oil to same pot, then add onion, carrot, celery and salt. Cook, stirring often, until onion is soft, 6 to 7 min. Stir in sausage, chicken broth, water and beans. Boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, 5 min.
STIR in pasta, kale and tomato paste. Increase heat to medium-high and continue cooking until pasta is tender, about 10 mins.

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