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This Portuguese kale and sausage soup recipe is one of my all-time favorite soups to make. There’s beans and sausage and veggies in it that adds so much flavor. Serve with a piece of buttery crusty baguette. This soup also makes great leftovers so you can eat on it all week!
The first time I encountered Portuguese kale soup was in a hospital cafeteria about 25 years ago. Yep, you read that right. The hospital that I was training at had it one day for lunch and I instantly fell in love with it. I searched the web (which was still in its infancy at that time) for a similar recipe and couldn’t really come across one. So, I kept eating the soup whenever it was available and finally came up with this recipe of my own.
Disclaimer, I really love soup. I can totally eat it year-round, but I really start to ramp up my soup making in the fall. I’ve been eating kale long before it ever became cool, and I love to use it in many of my soup recipes. This sausage and kale soup is so hearty and comforting, I just know you will love it as much as I do!
If you find yourself with an overabundance of kale after making this soup, then make my BROCCOLI AND KALE SALAD or add it into a quiche like a PANCETTA AND SPINACH QUICHE. Just substitute kale for the spinach.
Ingredients
- Onion
- Carrot
- Celery
- Kale
- Pepper (jalapeno, Fresno, serrano)
- Sausage (linguica, andouille, kielbasa)
- Broth
- Diced tomatoes
- Garlic
- Kidney beans
- Herbs (oregano, thyme)
Linguica sausage is what I originally used in this kale soup recipe. I would still use it if I could find it in the grocery store where I live. Sadly, I can’t find it, so I substitute either andouille or kielbasa. If you want to lower the fat content, then use the turkey smoked sausage link. It works good in this soup too.
I prefer red kidney beans in Portuguese kale soup, but white beans will work wonderfully in this recipe as well. I would not recommend using black beans.
How to make Portuguese kale soup
Time needed: 1 hour
Recipe for Portuguese kale soup
- PREPARE
Wash and dice the onions, carrots, celery, pepper and garlic. Wash and remove the stems from the kale. Slice sausage into quarters.
- COOK
In a large pot over medium heat add 1-2 tbsp Olive oil and sauté the onion, carrot, pepper and celery for 5 minutes. Add garlic, herbs, sausage and kale and sauté until kale begins to cook down.
Add canned diced tomatoes and broth and bring to a boil. Put lid on pot and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes.
Add kidney beans and simmer for another 20 minutes.
4-5 days
Yes! This soup freezes very well.
Just remove the kidney beans from this recipe and that will lower the carb count.
Remove the sausage and use vegetable broth. Plant based sausages may work well in this. I would add them at the end with the beans.
Use chicken or turkey smoked sausage.
You can heat this up in the microwave (covered) or stovetop in a saucepan. I would recommend adding a little extra water before reheating.
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PORTUGUESE KALE SOUP
Ingredients
- 1-2 tbsp Olive oil
- ½ cup Onion diced
- 2 each Carrot diced
- 2 each Celery diced
- 1 each Pepper (jalapeno, Thai chili, Fresno, serrano) diced and seeded
- 2-3 clove Garlic diced or minced
- 6-8 oz Sausage (linguica, andouille, kielbasa) diced
- 3 cup Kale cut with stems removed.
- 14 oz Diced tomatoes
- 1 tsp Oregano dry
- 1 tsp Thyme dry
- 4 cup Chicken broth
- 14 oz Kidney Beans drained and rinsed
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add 1-2 tbsp olive oil to a large pot on medium heat. Add onion, carrots, celery and pepper and sauté for 5 minutes. Add garlic, herbs, sausage and kale and cook until kale begins to wilt.1-2 tbsp Olive oil, ½ cup Onion, 2 each Carrot, 2 each Celery, 1 each Pepper (jalapeno, Thai chili, Fresno, serrano), 2-3 clove Garlic, 6-8 oz Sausage (linguica, andouille, kielbasa), 3 cup Kale, 1 tsp Oregano, 1 tsp Thyme
- Add diced tomatoes and chicken broth, bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce temperature to low and place lid on pot. Simmer for 20 minutes.14 oz Diced tomatoes, 4 cup Chicken broth
- Add kidney beans and simmer for another 20 minutes.14 oz Kidney Beans
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