Recipe: Sausage and Kale Soup

My sister has this cookbook by Joanna Gaines and shared one of her recipes that they enjoy.  I love kale in soups - it holds up much better than spinach.

Sausage and Kale Soup

1 tbsp. oil

smoked sausage - 14 oz. cut into slices and cut slices in half

1 stick butter or margarine

1 large onion, diced

1 lb. red potatoes, diced

2 carrots, peeled and diced

4 celery stalks, diced

1/4 cup flour

8 cups chicken broth

salt and pepper

8 cups of kale

In a large soup pot, heat the oil and brown the smoked sausage.  Remove sausage with a slotted spoon and set aside.  

Add the butter to the pot - add in the potatoes, carrots, onions and celery.  Cook about ten minutes - until vegetables are softened.  Stir in the flour to the mixture.

Add the broth, salt, pepper and sausage.  Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil.  Reduce the heat and cook until vegetables are tender - about 30 minutes.

Stir in the kale and simmer - about five minutes - until kale is cooked/wilted.