Creamy Parmesan Italian Sausage Soup
What better way to get some greens in than by bathing them in a savory, herby bone broth? This is a seriously nourishing bowl of comfort that you'll be making all stick season long. It comes together in less than an hour.
Equipment
- Cutting Board
- Chef's knife
- Dutch oven 6-quart
- Wooden Spoon
- Vegetable Peeler
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon Olive oil
- 1 Onion Diced
- 1 Celery stalk Diced
- 1 Carrot Diced
- 1 pound Italian chicken sausage
- 3 cloves Garlic grated or smashed and chopped
- 1 teaspoon Chili flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper
- 1/4 cup White wine
- 1 Tablespoon Better Than Boullion
- 1 1/2 quart Chicken bone broth or chicken stock
- Parmesan rind Optional
- 1 Bayleaf
- 2 cups Potatoes Cut into 1/2-1 inch wedges or cubes
- 2-3 cups Kale Finely chopped into ribbons, stem removed
- 1/2 cup Heavy cream Optional
- 1/2 cup Parmesan Freshly grated always preferred
Instructions
- In a medium (6 quart) pot or Dutch oven, heat on medium, add olive oil and let warm. When hot, add the mirepoix (diced onion, celery, and carrot). Let simmer until about half cooked and starting to brown.
- Add the sausage and let brown on one side before breaking it up with your spoon. Allow to fully cook on all sides, stiring occasionally.
- De-glaze the pot with the white wine, scraping the little tasty bits from the bottom of the pot and stirring them in.
- Add the garlic, boullion, and chicken broth and stir to incorporate with the wine.
- Add your bayleaf (is this useless?), chili flakes, S&P, parmesan rind and give it a stir.
- Gently add the potatoes to the pot and simmer for 20-30 minuts on medium/low heat with the lid on.
- When the potatoes are nearly fork-tender, add the chopped kale and give it a stir. Simmer for another 10-15 minutes to allow the kale to soften and absorb the broth.
- Add the heavy cream and give it a one last stir. Allow the cream to heat up with the broth before serving.
- Top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and fresh herbs of your choice.
- Serve with a healthy dusting of fresh parmesan and crusty bread or your favorite flatbread. Enjoy!
Notes
- If you're short on time, skip the mirepoix (carrots, celery, onions) and just roughly chop an onion for step 1. Save some time and pour yourself a drink.
- You know those fresh tortillas you can buy at Costco? They take like one minute to pan fry and puff up to the most delicious "flat bread" you didn't need an entire day to make. Highly recommend.
- This is a great pack along soup for long ski days or road trips. Just make sure you have a well-insulated thermos and you are golden.
- I like to whip this up with an unexpected bunch of pre-teens show up at my house right before dinner time. Crowd. Pleaser.