Smoked Sausage and Potato Soup
This Smoked Sausage and Potato Soup is a hearty and comforting dish. With smoky sausage, creamy potatoes, tender carrots, and a touch of greens like spinach or kale, it's packed with flavor and nutrition. Easy to make and customizable to your taste, this soup is sure to become a family favorite!
Servings 8 servings
Calories 933kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- ½ cup onion chopped
- 1 carrot large sliced in half length-wise and and then sliced thin
- 4 cloves garlic finely minced
- 7 oz smoked sausage sliced
- 1 ½ lbs potatoes diced
- 6 cups chicken broth
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 ½ tsp dried oregano
- 12 oz can evaporated milk
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 2 cups baby spinach or finely chopped kale
- Parmesan cheese optional for garnish
Instructions
- Heat a large stock pot over medium heat. Add in the olive oil, carrot, and onion. Saute for about 3 minutes until the onions start to soften. Add in sausage and cook for a few minutes to start to brown then mix everything in pot together. Add in garlic and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Next, add in the potatoes, broth, salt, pepper, and oregano and stir to combine. Bring soup to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Simmer until potatoes are soft, about 15 minutes.
- Put cornstarch in a small bowl and whisk in approximately equal amount of the evaporated milk. Whisk together until smooth.
- When your potatoes are tender, pour the remainder of the evaporated milk into the soup, along with the cornstarch mixture. Simmer for 2-3 minutes until soup starts to thicken.
- Add in the spinach or chopped kale. If using spinach, remove from the heat. If using kale, simmer for about 30 seconds and then turn off heat. Put a lid on the pot and let sit for about 5 minutes.
- Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle with parmesan cheese if desired. Serves 8.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 933kcal | Carbohydrates: 76g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 51g | Saturated Fat: 28g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 182mg | Sodium: 1614mg | Potassium: 2206mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 58g | Vitamin A: 3312IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 1485mg | Iron: 3mg