Creamy Chicken Sausage and Kale Soup

This recipe came from a section called Old Bird New Tricks!  I'm not sure how I feel about that label but I thought this was such a pretty dish and I wanted something warm and hearty in all this cold weather!  This is SO DELISH and only took 40 minutes from start to finish!

You'll need:

1 stick unsalted butter

1 small onion chopped (1 1/2 cups)

3 medium garlic cloves chopped

3 Tbl Flour

8 cups low sodium chicken stock

2 cups chopped potatoes (small gold work very well)

12 oz smoked chicken sausage sliced

3 cups of small leaf kale (stems removed)

1 1/2 cup matchstick carrots

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp black pepper

1 pinch nutmeg

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

shredded Swiss cheese

Hot Sauce (optional)

In a heavy stock pot, brown your chicken sausage until lightly browned.  Add butter, onion and garlic and sweat with sausage for 2 minutes.  Add flour and stir constantly.  Add 4 cups of chicken stock, stirring constantly to incorporate the roux with the stock. Add the chopped potatoes and bring to a medium simmer, cover and cook for 15 minutes.  Add the carrots and cook for 5 minutes, then add the kale and cook for 5 minutes.  Add the heavy whipping cream and turn the heat off while continuing to stir well.  

Bowl your soup and top with Swiss cheese.  Hot sauce is optional - brand of your choice.

This was the most delish dish to leave my kitchen in a long time!  I happened to have plenty of family on hand to taste test and let's just say I got an A+ from every spoon full!  This served with a crusty baguette is the perfect winter dinner.  I hope your family loves as much as mind did!