Italian Sausage Kale Soup
A savory, comforting, hearty soup made with fresh ingredients to soothe both your gut and your soul. A nightshade-free Italian sausage compliments a rich broth and is full of flavor! Paleo, Whole30, and AIP.
I love how warm and comforting soup is, how it seems to warm you up from the inside and take that chill away. I also love how the warm broth soothes the back of your throat and just makes you feel great.
Mmmmm…. soup.
This Italian Sausage Soup is a hearty soup – one that can be used as a meal by itself, or as a part of a meal as well. It's both filling and delicious and stores well in the fridge for a few days – meal prep win! (Plus you can freeze it after cooking as well!)
It also is a nightshade-free soup, so if you're on the AIP diet or avoiding nightshades due to your autoimmune disease, you're in luck. You won't even miss them – it's tasty enough without them!
Italian Sausage Kale Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Avocado Oil
- 1 lb Ground Pork (or ground meat of choice)
- 1 tsp dried Parsley
- 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
- 1 tsp Sea Salt
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 medium Onion (diced)
- 2 medium Carrots (finely diced)
- 2 cloves Garlic (minced)
- 3 cups Chicken Broth
- 1 bunch Kale (chopped, stems removed)
- 1 cup Coconut Milk (or Tigernut Milk or Sweet Potato Milk if coconut-free AIP, or milk of choice if not on AIP)
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large sauce pan or dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the ground pork, breaking it up with a spatula. Add the parsley, Italian seasoning, sea salt, garlic powder, and onion powder and mix with the pork as you break it up. Cook until the meat is browned, about 10 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the meat from the pan and put it on a plate.
- Add the onions and carrots to the same pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent, about 5-8 minutes.
- Add the garlic, and cook for a further 1-2 minutes, until fragrant.
- Pour in the chicken broth and using the spatula, scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Bring the broth to a boil and then simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add the chopped kale, the cooked meat, and the coconut milk into the pan. Mix to disperse everything and then simmer for an additional 5 minutes. Serve warm.
