Tuscan Kale Soup
A wonderfully balanced and enjoyable Tuscan Kale Soup recipe. So good you will wish you made more!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 309kcal
Ingredients
- 6 packed cups kale torn and ribs/stems removed
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 5 cloves garlic sliced
- 4 ribs celery diced (approximately 1 cup)
- 3 medium carrots diced (approximately 1 cup)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound Italian sausage spicy
- 1 Spanish onion diced (approximately 2 cups)
- 1 shallot diced (approximately ¼ cup)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Gather all the tools and ingredients to make Tuscan kale sausage soup.
- Dice shallots, carrots, onions, tomatoes, garlic, and celery stalks.
- Remove stems from kale leaves.
Cooking Instructions
- Heat a large, heavy-bottomed pot on the stove over high heat. Add in the olive oil. When the oil shimmers, add in the sausage. Allow to brown, breaking it up with a spatula as it cooks, for 5-7 minutes.
- When the sausage is broken up and browned, add in the carrots, onion, celery and shallot. Allow to sweat for 5-6 minutes. Then add in the garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook an additional 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add in the tomatoes and cook until the juice has been absorbed.
- Add the chicken stock. Bring the soup to a boil. While the soup is boiling, skim the fat off the top with a ladle. It will pool in the middle of the soup. Once skimmed (to the best of your ability!) reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes have passed, add in the kale. Simmer for another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Taste and adjust seasonings.
- Serve the hot soup in bowls and happy eating!
Notes
Even though we added in MORE red pepper flakes to the soup, most of the heat gets washed out with the other flavors in the soup.
I tried to find the spiciest Italian sausage I could, then added in the red pepper flakes on top hoping that I would kick this recipe up to a fiery hot soup.
You’ll find, as I always have, that the soup is well balanced and delicious to the last drop.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 309kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 1055mg | Potassium: 429mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 2323IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 96mg | Iron: 2mg
