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Colorado-Inspired Sausage and Kale Soup

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course dinner, Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 2 T. olive oil
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 2 carrots chopped
  • 2 celery chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1 quart chicken stock
  • 3 springs fresh thyme
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary
  • 1 15 oz can white beans drained & rinsed
  • 1/2 pound pre-cooked sausage halved lengthwise & sliced
  • 1 bunch kale tough stems removed & roughly chopped
  • to taste grated parmesan

Instructions
 

  • Sauté onion, carrots & celery in oil over medium high heat in soup pot until onions are transparent and veggies are starting to brown – 5-7 minutes.
  • Add garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
  • Add chicken stock and whole herbs to pot and bring to boil. Turn down heat and simmer 10 minutes.
  • Add beans, sausage & kale and bring to boil again. Simmer 5 more minutes.
  • Remove rosemary & thyme stems.
  • Season with kosher salt & fresh ground pepper to taste and serve topped with freshly grated parmesan cheese.
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