Kale, Sausage & Leftover Mashed Potato Soup

Name: Kale, Sausage & Leftover Mashed Potato Soup
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 large stem celery, chopped; 3 medium carrots, cut into 1/4" thick discs (or however you like to chop carrots for soup); 4 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed; 1/2 Tablespoon oil; 1 bunch kale, washed well, stems removed, and rough chopped; optional: 4 cups arugula or spinach (I just happened to have arugula that needed to get used up); 6 cups unsalted liquid (water or broth of choice); 1/2 Tablespoon salt; 1 pound sausage, cut into bite sized pieces; 4 tomatoes, chopped or one 15 oz. can diced tomatoes (I just happened to have fresh ones that were starting to get wrinkly...); 1 bay leaf; 1 teaspoon oregano; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 2 cups leftover mashed potatoes

x @cook_5886383

Leftover mashed potatoes are a great way to add body to a soup.

I made this one to clean out my fridge before this weekend's grocery run.

You can use any kind of sausage you like. I happened to have one knockwurst and a few stadium brat links on hand, but kielbasa, smoked sausage, Andouille, or Italian - even breakfast sausage - would all work great!

Leftover mashed potatoes are a great way to add body to a soup.

I made this one to clean out my fridge before this weekend's grocery run.

x @cook_5886383

Leftover mashed potatoes are a great way to add body to a soup.

I made this one to clean out my fridge before this weekend's grocery run.

Leftover mashed potatoes are a great way to add body to a soup.

I made this one to clean out my fridge before this weekend's grocery run.

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Ingredients

4 to 6 servings

1medium onion, chopped
1large stem celery, chopped
3medium carrots, cut into 1/4" thick discs (or however you like to chop carrots for soup)
4 clovesgarlic, peeled and smashed
1/2 Tablespoonoil
1 bunchkale, washed well, stems removed, and rough chopped
optional: 4 cups arugula or spinach (I just happened to have arugula that needed to get used up)
6 cupsunsalted liquid (water or broth of choice)
1/2 Tablespoonsalt
1 poundsausage, cut into bite sized pieces
4tomatoes, chopped or one 15 oz. can diced tomatoes (I just happened to have fresh ones that were starting to get wrinkly...)
1bay leaf
1 teaspoonoregano
1/2 teaspoonpepper
2 cupsleftover mashed potatoes

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Steps

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In a 4 to 5 quart pot, bring 1/2 Tablespoon oil up to medium heat and sweat onions, carrots, celery, and garlic until onions start to turn translucent. (About 3 minutes or so.)
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Add kale, arugula, liquid, salt, and cook, covered, for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Once kale has wilted, add tomatoes, sausage, bay, and oregano and cook, COVERED, for another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Add mashed potatoes and cook COVERED again for another 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Before the last 10 minutes of cooking, adjust seasoning if needed.
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Enjoy! :)