One-Pot Chicken Sausage & Kale Soup
with Couscous & Garlic Ciabatta Toasts
- Soy
- Wheat
- Milk
No matter the weather, few things are more satisfying than a pot of hearty, soul-warming soup (aka the culinary equivalent of a cozy blanket). This one is chock-full of goodness—that is to say crumbled chicken sausage, aromatic veggies, springy couscous, and tender curly kale. And because no good brothy bowl is complete without some bread for dunking, we’re also throwing in toasty, garlicky butter-slathered ciabatta. Soup’s on!
Ingredients
3 ounce
Carrot
4 ounce
Kale
9 ounce
Italian Chicken Sausage Mix
2 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
1 unit
Ciabatta Bread
(Contains: Soy, Wheat)
¼ cup
Parmesan Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Yellow Onion
1 clove
Garlic
1 tablespoon
Italian Seasoning
2.5 ounce
Israeli Couscous
(Contains: Wheat)
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
Not included in your delivery
1 tablespoon
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
1 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Bring 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) to room temperature. Wash and dry produce. • Trim, peel, and cut carrot into a small dice. Halve, peel, and finely chop onion. Remove and discard any large stems from kale. Peel and thinly slice garlic.
• Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. • Add sausage* and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned, 4-6 minutes (it’ll finish cooking in the next step).
• Add a large drizzle of olive oil to pot with sausage. • Stir in carrot, onion, kale, and a big pinch of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until veggies are just softened and sausage is cooked through, 5-7 minutes.
• Add garlic and half the Italian Seasoning (all for 4 servings) to pot. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 minute. • Stir in stock concentrates and 3½ cups warm water (6 cups for 4), scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pot. • Add half the couscous (all for 4), then cover and bring to a boil. Once boiling, immediately reduce heat to low. Simmer until couscous is al dente, 7-9 minutes.
• Meanwhile, halve and toast ciabatta. • Spread cut sides of ciabatta with softened butter. (TIP: If butter is not yet softened, place in a small microwave-safe bowl; microwave until softened, 5-10 seconds.) Evenly sprinkle with garlic powder. Season with salt and pepper. Slice each ciabatta half on a diagonal to create triangles.
• Stir half the Parmesan into soup until melted. Season with plenty of salt and pepper. • Divide soup between bowls and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan. Serve with garlic toasts on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the hearty, flavorful soup; some found it a bit spicy or bland and added extra seasoning 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to make in one pot, though a few noted longer prep time for chopping vegetables.
- Suggestions: Consider adding beans, heavy cream, or extra broth; some preferred spinach over kale or chicken over sausage.
- Leftovers: Makes generous portions with tasty leftovers; some found it even better the next day.
- Bread: The garlic ciabatta toasts were a hit for dipping, though a few received stale or missing bread.
Reviews from our home cooks
One-pot wonder! While I am the only one who ate this, it hit my yum button! The couscous was amazing as I had never tried it before. The chicken sausage had such flavor I almost couldn't tell it was chicken over pork. Everything went into one pan and made an easy lunch with leftovers for supper. The ciabatta bread wasn't a hit. Just felt blah next to the soup. A great soup to have in the winter even if I did make it in the summer.
The contrast between the mild broth and the slightly peppery/zesty chicken sausage was nice. Good amount of veg between the carrot & kale, thank you! I liked that it was a one-pot meal even though it barely fit in my one pot LOL... also I used all of the couscous because if you send me a packet, I'm gonna use the whole packet, what else would I do with half a packet of couscous?? So that messed with the nutrition a bit but not to an extent that I'm bothered over it. In conclusion: yummy, would make/eat again. :)
Soup has great flavor. The couscous is a nice combo in the soup. This is the second recipe that we had the chicken sausage and we feel it is overly peppery. Of course that is our opinion. I would like to try this with chicken breast diced up.
I ate this soup for almost a week and didn't get sick of it. The chicken sausage really flavors the soup, I was surprised it didn't need to simmer long at all! I normally like to make the carb in a soup (ie the couscous in this case) separate so it doesn't get mushy but I forgot and it stayed intact. I did have to add chicken broth after a couple of days because it does absorb if you have leftovers. The bread for the garlic toast was also delicious.
One of our favorites! Our young son eats this twice a day if there are leftovers. If we happen to order for 2 by mistake, I use the entire bag of couscous and add a bit of extra water to stretch the recipe. The sweet chicken sausage is tasty, good quality and the combination of flavors makes this a recurring favorite. The garlic powder on toasted bread is a must! We absutely love this recipe.
Surprisingly delicious and easy to make. The kale blends in perfectly with the chicken sausage and couscous. My only suggestion is that HelloFresh should include more carrots (one isn't enough).
This soup had so much flavor. Using the couscous as the noodle vessel really stood out as well as the chicken sausage. It was homey and cozy.
Hardy soup for a chilly evening! The chicken sausage has just enough spice to make it interesting, and the kale gives the soup the heft it needs (to almost be a stew.) Love the taste elements of this soup-and, the clean up is quick.
Amazing flavor! I loved this soup, super easy to make and prep, lots of flavor, loved the ciabatta garlic toast with it.
As directed to make, not very good. I browned sausage and onion, then garlic. Removed from pan and then sauted down the kale. Once soft, added meat back in and the seasonings. Added couscus and water, about 1 1/2 cups, and cooked down. Was delicious this way
