Kale and Potato Soup with Turkey Sausage

 



 Back from vacation and back to the stove. Made this soup today. With the cooler weather thought this would be a perfect meal to make for dinner. It is so good. Really hit the spot. Hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I did.
 

Kale and Potato Soup with Turkey Sausage
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 4 servings • Size: 1/4th • Old Points: 5 pts • Points+: 6
Calories: 284.1 • Fat: 5.0 g • Carb: 37.6 g • Fiber: 5.5 g • Protein: 22.6 g • Sugar: 2.4 g
Ingredients:

• 1 lb reduced fat, turkey sausage
• 1 lb kale, stems removed, leaves shredded
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 medium carrot, sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 6 cups fat free chicken broth
• 3 medium new or red potatoes, peeled diced into 1/4 inch pieces
• 1 pinch dried red pepper flakes
• salt to taste
• 1/4 tsp fresh ground pepper

Directions:
In a large pot, cook sausage over low heat. Turn and cook until brown, about 10 minutes. Remove from pot and let cool. Cut sausage into slices. Remove fat from pot.
Add oil to pot, add onion and cook on medium until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute more.
Add broth carrots, and black pepper, bring to a boil and cook 5 minutes. Add sausage, potatoes, red pepper flakes and bring back to a simmer. Cook covered for about 4 minutes. Add kale and bring back to a simmer. Cook partially covered until the potatoes and kale are cooked. Adjust salt if needed.