This recipe is brought to you by Trader Joe’s, which means lots of short cuts for already prepped ingredients. It was easy to make and nutritious and is perfect for a chilly weeknight meal.
Spicy Sausage and Kale Soup
This recipe uses Italian Spicy Chicken Sausage so it has a kick. This one-pot meal has lots of added veggies and is a perfect meal to make during the week.
Ingredients
Soup
- 1 pkg TJ's Spicy Italian Chicken Sausage
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 container Mirepoix (chopped veggies)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 containers low sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup TJ's organic red quinoa rinsed and drained
- 1 bag organic tuscan kale stems removed
Garnishes
- freshly parmesan cheese grated
- fresh lemon sliced
Instructions
Spicy Sausage
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Slice sausage into 1/2" thick coins (the sausage I purchase wouldn't cut into coins so I just broke it up in the pot). Over med heat, heat up 1 tbsp of olive oil and cook the sausage for 5 minutes.
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After 5 minutes, flip the sausage and move it around until it is cooked through another 5 minutes or so. Line a plate with a paper towel and put the cooked sausage on it and set it aside.
Soup
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Get out the ingredients for the soup: mirepoix, garlic powder, oregano, salt & pepper, chicken broth, water, red quinoa, and kale.
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In the same soup pot, heat up 1 tbsp of olive oil. Then add the mirepoix mix (chopped onion, carrots and celery). Then add the garlic powder, oregano, salt & pepper. Saute until fragrant 3-5 minutes.
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You want to rinse and drain the red quinoa before adding it to the soup.
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Next, add the broth, water, quinoa and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes.
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Add the kale and cover the pot and simmer for 15 minutes, until the kale is tender and the quinoa is fully cooked.
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Add back in the sausage and let it warm through, cooking for another 3 minutes.
Serving & Garnishing the Soup
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When you are ready to serve dinner, ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with freshly grated parmesan cheese and a squeeze of lemon.
Recipe Notes
This recipe is brought to you by Trader Joes and the originally recipe can be found HERE.
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