Chicken Sausage & Sweet Potato Soup

🥘 Ingredients

• butter
• chicken stock concentrate
  4 unit
• demi-baguette
  2 unit
• italian chicken sausage mix
  36 oz
• italian seasoning
  1 tbsp
• kale
  4 oz
• olive oil
• onion
  2 unit
• parmesan cheese
  6 tbsp
• pepper
• salt
• sweet potatoes
  2 unit

🍳 Cookware

• small microwave-safe bowl
• large pot

1. 

   1

    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 all produce. Halve, peel, and finely dice onion . Peel and dice sweet potatoes into 1/2-inch pieces. Remove and discard any large stems from kale .

   butter, italian seasoning: 1 tbsp, onion: 2 unit, sweet potatoes: 2 unit, kale: 4 oz
2. 

   2

    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 italian chicken sausage mix and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes.

   olive oil, italian chicken sausage mix: 36 oz
3. 

   3

    Stir sweet potato, chicken stock concentrate , 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 .

   chicken stock concentrate: 4 unit, salt
4. 

   4

    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.

   salt, pepper
5. 

   5

    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 demi-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.

   demi-baguette: 2 unit
6. 

   6

    Divide soup between bowls and top with parmesan cheese . Serve with toasts on the side. Poultry is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.

   parmesan cheese: 6 tbsp