Sausage Greens Soup Recipes

SAUSAGE & GREENS SOUP

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add sausage, onion, celery and carrot; cook 6-8 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, breaking up sausage into crumbles. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in Swiss chard, tomatoes, bay leaf and seasonings. Add broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10-12 minutes or until Swiss chard is tender. Stir in beans and lemon juice; heat through. Remove bay leaf.

SLOW COOKER LENTIL SOUP WITH SAUSAGE AND GREENS

Steps:

• In a large, dry skillet over medium-high heat, cook the sausage, breaking it up with a spatula, until it is in small, coarse pieces, and starts to brown and sizzle in its own fat, about 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the cooked sausage to a 5- to 8-quart slow cooker. There should be a thin layer of fat covering the bottom of the skillet. If there is much more than that, pour a bit of the fat off. If there is not enough fat to cover the bottom of the pan, add a drizzle of olive oil.
• Add the onion to the skillet, season generously with salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low, add garlic and cook until softened and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the onion and garlic powders, the herbs, red-pepper flakes and several generous grinds of black pepper. Stir to combine. Increase heat to medium-high, pour in the wine and stir well, scraping the bottom of the pot. Let the wine bubble until the pan is almost dry, about 3 minutes.
• Scrape the skillet mixture into the slow cooker with the sausage. Add the bay leaf and the lentils. Add the tomatoes with their juice. If using whole, crush the tomatoes into pieces using your hands as you add them with their juice. Pour in the chicken stock. Season generously with pepper and add 1/2 teaspoon salt if you are using low-sodium stock or 1 teaspoon salt if using homemade unsalted stock. Do not add salt now if you are using fully salted stock. Stir well to combine all ingredients. Cover and cook on low until the lentils are tender, about 6 to 8 hours. (Taste the lentils to make sure they are firm but creamy on the inside; black lentils can vary in their cooking time depending on their age and the heat of your slow cooker.) The soup holds well on warm for 2 additional hours.
• Switch the heat to high. Remove and discard the thyme sprigs. Stir in the greens and cook until wilted and tender, about 2 minutes for baby spinach, 10 minutes for kale. Stir in the vinegar. Serve in bowls, topped with chopped basil and grated Parmesan.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND GREENS SOUP

Steps:

• Saute Italian sausage and fennel seeds in olive oil.
• When browned, pour into soup pot.
• Saute the bacon until brown.
• Pour into soup pot.
• In same skillet, saute onion and garlic.
• When lightly brown, pour into soup pot.
• Saute mushrooms until tender and pour into soup pot.
• Add beans to soup pot.
• Add chicken stock to soup pot.
• Add enough water to cover contents and bring to boil.
• Add pasta,cover, and simmer for 7 minutes.
• Add chopped greens and more water if needed to come to about two inches below greens.
• Cover and simmer for 20 minutes until greens are tender.
• Enjoy! - Better the second day!

TURNIP GREEN SOUP WITH HAM AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Mix chicken broth, turnip greens, navy beans, pinto beans, sausage, ham, and onion together in a stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until the greens are tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Season with black pepper.

SAUSAGE, BEAN, AND TURNIP GREEN SOUP

Steps:

• Spray a stockpot with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage and onion in the hot skillet until sausage is browned and crumbly and onion is transparent, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add chicken broth, beans, turnip greens, diced tomatoes, garlic powder, basil, oregano, red pepper flakes, and bay leaf; bring to a boil.
• Simmer until greens are tender, about 45 minutes.

BEANS, GREENS, AND SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Preparation:.
• Crumble the sausage into a large cold pot. Cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, for about 3 minutes, or until browned. Remove with a slotted spoon, set aside. Pour off and discard any drippings. Add the garlic and sage.
• Cook for about 1 minute, or until fragrant. Add the beans, broth and water. Increase the heat to high and bring just to a boil. Scrape up the browned bits at the bottom of the pot.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover partially and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Transfer about half of the beans and enough broth to cover, to a blender or food processor. Purée and return to the pot. Add the macaroni and the reserved sausage.
• Simmer for about 5 minutes, or until the pasta is al dente. Stir in the spinach, vinegar, salt and the pepper. Sprinkle with Pecorino Romano at the table.