Chicken Sausage & Sweet Potato Soup
with Kale & Herb Butter Toasts
- Soy
- Wheat
- Milk
Rain or shine, warm or cool weather, it’s tough not to crave a big bowl of soup. Tonight’s soup is chock-full of Italian spiced chicken sausage, chunks of sweet potato, and tender kale. And because no good brothy bowl is complete without bread for dunking, we’re also throwing in buttery, herby toasts. Get ready for a meal that is as satisfying as it is delicious.
Ingredients
1 unit
Sweet Potatoes
1 unit
Onion
4 ounce
Kale
1 tablespoon
Italian Seasoning
18 ounce
Italian Chicken Sausage Mix
2 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
1 unit
Demi-Baguette
(Contains: Soy, Wheat)
3 tablespoon
Parmesan Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
Olive Oil
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. (TIP: If you have a toaster oven, feel free to skip preheating.) In a small microwave-safe bowl, place 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 4 servings) and a pinch of Italian Seasoning (you’ll use more later); bring to room temperature. Wash and dry produce. • Halve, peel, and finely dice onion. Peel and dice sweet potato into 1⁄2-inch pieces. Remove and discard any large stems from kale.
• Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 4-5 minutes. • Add sausage* and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes.
• Stir sweet potato, stock concentrates, 1 tsp Italian Seasoning (2 tsp for 4 servings), 2 1⁄2 cups water (5 cups for 4), and a big pinch of salt into pot. (Save the rest of the Italian Seasoning for another use.) Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer for 7 minutes.
• Once soup has simmered for 7 minutes, uncover pot and stir in kale. Simmer, uncovered, until kale is wilted and sweet potato is tender, 5-7 minutes more. Season generously with salt and pepper. TIP: Prefer a brothier soup? Add another 1⁄4-1⁄2 cup water and an extra pinch of salt.
• Meanwhile, mix softened butter and Italian Seasoning until thoroughly combined. Season with salt. TIP: If butter is not yet softened, microwave for 5-10 seconds. • Halve baguette lengthwise; spread herb butter onto cut sides. Toast, cut sides up, on top rack (or in a toaster oven) until golden, 3-5 minutes. • Halve each baguette piece on a diagonal.
• Divide soup between bowls and top with Parmesan. Serve with toasts on the side.
Poultry is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Sep 2026- Flavor: The Italian chicken sausage and sweet potato combination won over many fans, delivering a warm, satisfying bowl that reminded several reviewers of Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana 🍲.
- Ease of prep: This is a quick, one-pot meal that comes together easily, making it a great weeknight option.
- Suggestions: Add extra broth or water for a soupier consistency; a pinch of crushed red pepper or garlic boosts depth, and some reviewers loved stirring in white beans, carrots, or a splash of cream for extra heartiness.
- Leftovers: With added broth and a few extra veggies, this soup stretches beautifully into multiple satisfying meals throughout the week.
- Kale: Remove tough stems before cooking for a better texture; some prefer spinach as a milder, quicker-wilting substitute that blends more smoothly into the broth.
Reviews from our home cooks
Never thought that a soup would be in my top five let alone maybe the best meal I've had yet. It was very flavorful and delicious. In full disclosure, I did add a little bit of buttery, garlic herb seasoning to both the soup and the toast that might've added to the flavor some.
This soup was great, maybe rates as one of the best I've had. But, the sweet potato that came with was about 3" by 1". No idea where you are getting these tiny things. I picked up a large sweet potato and cut it up adding it to the soup along with the tiny one. I also added more broth that I had to accommodate the extra sweet potato. Great soup but needs a larger sweet potato or you might change the name to sausage and kale.
Excellent flavor! Glad I got the extra sausage too. Added some chicken broth and a cup of rice to make it go even further.
I think the soup would be better with spinach instead of the kale. I had to pick through the kale to remove all the stems - at least 20. Even after cooking, the kale was still very crunchy. Spinach has similar nutrition. The soup was very tasty & the chicken sausage was a great addition.
Don't like weeding thru the Kale for barky like pieces, but after all that work, it's worth it! The Sweet Potatoes add a nice sweet flavor to the soup
Added chicken broth as we like more broth in our soups. Could you add more broth to the recipe? Could have used a larger sweet potato.
All of the chicken sausage soups are delicious. Love them especially in the winter months
Perfect soup. Love the kale matched with the sweet potatoes.
One of my favorite soups! Love the sweet potato flavor.
Favorite soup recipe. A go to for fall and winter.
