Creamy Italian Sausage and Kale Soup
By Philadelphia Kitchen
Prep
30-60 mins
Total
35 MIN
Servings
8 Servings
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Ingredients
1
lb
Italian sausage
1
small
onion, chopped
1
tbsp
minced garlic
2
tbsp
flour
1
cup
milk
4
oz
2
cups
(about 1/4 of 32-oz. pkg.) ORE-IDA Diced Hash Brown Potatoes
1
qt
(4 cups) fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth
6
cups
torn stemmed kale leaves
Original Cream Cheese
Instructions
Step 1
Remove casings from sausage if necessary; crumble sausage into medium nonstick saucepan. Cook on medium heat 7 min. or until done, stirring frequently. Remove sausage from pan with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard all but 2 Tbsp. drippings from pan.
Step 2
Add onions and garlic to reserved drippings; cook 3 min., stirring frequently. Stir in flour. Add milk and cream cheese; cook and stir 3 min. or until cream cheese is completely melted and sauce is well blended.
Step 3
Add potatoes, chicken broth and sausage; stir. Bring to boil, stirring frequently. Simmer on medium-low heat 15 min., stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Add kale; cover.
Step 4
Let stand 5 to 6 min. or until kale is softened.
