Sausage & Sweet Potato Soup with Kale
Easy and healthy Italian sausage and sweet potato soup with kale. Packed with flavor, and ready in 40 minutes! Paleo, gluten free, dairy free and Whole30.
The winter we aren’t able to go skiing at the drop of a hat, we are having the best snow in years.
In 2012 we got season passes to Heavenly in Lake Tahoe, which is just about 4 hours from our house. That was a great snow year. Tons of fresh powder every weekend. Shawn, my sister, her husband (then fiance) and I would drive up at least 2 weekends every month.
We bought season passes again the next year in 2013, but there was just no snow. It was awful. I think we got 1 good ski day that whole season. That didn’t stop us from going up to Tahoe and enjoying the casinos though!
2014 was even worse. Barely any snow at all.
And now we have our beautiful baby boy here with us, El Nino is in full swing, and Lake Tahoe is covered in blankets of snow. I have dreams of being able to go up for a ski day this winter, but am not sure I could be away from Josh for more than 3 hours yet. His longest nap of the day is 3 hours, and by the end I can’t wait for him to wake up.
Shawn joked that we could bring him with us on the slopes. I could strap Josh to my back like the eskimo’s do, and just be really careful not to fall and crush him. Ha!
He obviously forgets that I have at least 3 good wipe outs when I ski.
While I may not be enjoying the snow this year, I am loving all the rain! Nothing like being bundled up inside, with the rain pouring outside, and little baby Josh asleep on my chest. It’s heaven. Ski days have nothing on this.
Rainy weather = soup weather, and I’ve been making lots of soups for dinner. I love them because I can make the soup while Josh is taking a nap, and then it can just simmer away the rest of the day, ready to be eaten as soon as Shawn gets home. I’ve already made this sausage and sweet potato soup with kale for dinner 3 times since Thanksgiving. It’s a new favorite.
This sausage and sweet potato soup has such amazing flavor, but couldn’t be easier to throw together. I love the bold seasoning of italian sausage paired with the sweet and velvety texture of the sweet potato. I added in some kale for extra health benefits, and for some more color. Kale is perfect for soups, it stays tender and doesn’t wilt too much as it cooks.
This sausage and sweet potato soup with kale is filling, yet light. It doesn’t leave you feeling heavy and weighted down like you would after eating a heavy stew. Perfect dinner to add in to the rotation to help you stick to your healthier New Years resolutions. It’s paleo, gluten free, dairy free and Whole30!
Sausage & Sweet Potato Soup with Kale
Ingredients
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 4 garlic cloves, grated or finely minced
- 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1/2" cubes, about 3 cups
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 bunch kale, stems removed and chopped
Instructions
- Heat a large pot over medium high heat. Cook the sausage in the olive oil, breaking it up with the back of a wooden spoon until almost cooked thru, about 5 minutes. Add in the onion, salt and pepper, and cook until turning translucent, another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add in the garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. Add in the sweet potatoes, chicken stock and bay leaf. Cook partially covered over medium heat until the sweet potatoes are tender, 20 minutes.
- Remove the bay leaf, and add in the kale. Continue to cook over medium heat for 5 minutes until the kale is tender. Turn off heat, taste for salt and pepper, add more if necessary. Serve warm.
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53 Comments on “Sausage & Sweet Potato Soup with Kale”
I’m making this again today! It is a delicious soup! Publix sells the same soup for over $6 for 16 oz. Lots cheaper to make and tastes much better too! No additives or preservatives. Just fresh veggies and fresh sausage.
Aww I love this thank you! I’m honored you’re here and making my recipes!
Definitely in “all-time favorite” category. Did a double batch. Will shift from “hot Italian sausage“ to mild in the future. I did not fully conform to your “five minutes” on the sweet potatoes and rendered them a bit mushy… but still very good.
Thank you, Rick! I am so honored to get into the “all time favorite” category with this recipe! So so so happy to have you here and making my recipes!
Very good, but way too salty!! Next time I made it, I omitted the salt completely. The sausage and stock gives it enough salt. It was much better.
Glad to hear you were able to tweak it to your liking!
This has become our favorite and most often made soup! It has wonderful flavor and not a lot of uncommon ingredients. I always add extra chicken stock because I like soup to have lots of broth and not be like stew.
Absolutely amazing! I couldn’t find sweet Italian sausage, so I used a little brown sugar when heating up the sausage. I also used an extra bay leave or two but mine were pretty small. Thank you for the recipe though; I love this soup at Publix and they only make it a couple of times a month, so I’m excited to make it at home where it is even better!
Thank you, Andy! I am so glad you liked this recipe!
I found this recipe about 2 years ago and after I made it for my Mom and I we basically can’t wait for the weather to cool down and make it at least once a week! She talks about it in the summer, out 18 year old family dog wakes up out of his old age slumber to go sit in the kitchen and sniff the air. It’s our favorite soup, it’s simple, but so flavorful and cozy. Thank you for making this recipe that literally my whole family (and elderly dog) loves🥰🙏🏻
Wonderful soup. I added grated parmesan to perk it up a little. Delicious.
Thank you, Lorna! I’m so glad you liked it!
This soup hit the spot on a chilly early May evening. I used kale as well as some collards, but made no other changes in the recipe. It went together fast & was delicious, satisfying & healthy! For us, it’s a keeper! Thanks you.
I’ve never been much of a cook, but this recipe is so simple and SO delicious. My favorite, healthy, cozy winter soup of all-time. I will keep coming back to it again & again.
Oh, I love to hear this Ashley! So so happy that you love this soup and that the recipe is simple and yummy- the best kind!!
This soup was delicious! The only time consuming part was peeling the sweet potatoes about about 3-4 minutes. The only change I made was using a tender leek for the onions because I don’t like onions.
I’m so glad you liked this soup, Copper! Peeling the potatoes is really the hardest part! I think a leek would taste great in this! Let me know how it turns out if you make it again with that tweak!
Sooo delicious!!
Thanks, Rachel!!
The best! A family favorite for a cold evening. Especially Halloween because the colors are perfect! The leftovers, if there are anyway, are great to take to work. 5 star plus! Thanks Natalie!
Hi Susan! Yea! So happy you liked this recipe! It’s such a yummy, cozy, Fall recipe. The colors are so perfect for Halloween! Love it!
This has by far become our favorite recipe! I make a double batch every time i make it and even then I never have time to freeze it because it gets devoured! The best!
I love that you make a double batch and it is devoured Gloria. LOL! Thank you so much for your feedback, I really appreciate it.