Sausage Kale Black Bean Soup
Sausage Kale Black Bean Soup

Sausage Kale Black Bean Soup

Jul 29, 2024

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Servings
4-6
Total time
60 minutes
Course
Soup and Stew

Ingredients

For the Soup

  • 2 tbsp EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 lb ground Italian sausage
  • 1 head of fresh kale, chopped and stemmed
  • 2 - 15 oz cans of black beans
  • 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 3 - 32 oz cartons of vegetable broth
  • 1 small sweet onion, chopped
  • ¼ tsp ground cumin 
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • ½ tsp Chipotle chile powder
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • 1 packet of sazon goya seasoning
  • Ground black pepper to taste

For Cornbread Muffins:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup cornmeal
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 ½ tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 can sweet corn
  • 8 tablespoons butter, melted
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 ¼ cups whole milk
  • 1 jalapeno, sliced
  • 3 large eggs
  • Cooking spray
  • Whipped honey for garnish

Instructions

  1. To Make the Soup:
    In a large soup pot, heat oil and sauté the onions and ground sausage until cooked through. Add all the remaining ingredients except kale.
  2. Bring to a boil and then reduce to simmer and cover. Cook for 15 minutes. Add kale and then cook for another 15 minutes.
  3. While soup is cooking, prepare the cornbread muffins.
  4. To Make the Cornbread Muffins:
    Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  5. Grease a muffin pan with cooking spray.
  6. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
  7. In another bowl, whisk together melted butter, oil, milk, and eggs.
  8. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
  9. Fill the muffin tin with the mixture. Each muffin cavity should be filled about 1/2 to 2/3 full.
  10. Add sliced jalapeno onto each muffin.
  11. Bake for 11-13 minutes until golden brown.
  12. Allow to cool for about 5 minutes before gently removing from the muffin tin.
  13. Top with a dollop of whipped honey.
Marcella DiChiara (left) with fellow contestant Mae Chandran prepping stuffed artichokes on The Great American Recipe.

Marcella DiChiara (left) shares cooking techniques with fellow contestant Mae Chandran on The Great American Recipe.

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