When you need a hearty, warm, filling meal, try sausage potato and kale soup. It takes only 15 minutes of hands-on time in one large pan.
Jump to RecipeWhen the weather cools down, we want all the warm, hearty, filling soups. This one has a little bit of everything in it. There’s meat, potatoes, cream, veggies, and greens. It’s a perfect winter dinner, and easy to make, too!
The best part is that this is all cooked in one big pot. You don’t have a lot to clean up afterwards which is good since you’ll be stuffed (in a good way!).
I tried making this dairy-free one time by subbing some coconut cream in for the half-and-half. Don’t do it. Just trust me. This is a savory soup and that makes it way too sweet. If you know another substitute for the half-and-half you can try that. But you don’t want any sweetness to this soup.

Sausage Potato and Kale Soup Step by Step
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 4 cups milk, divided
- 3 cups cubed potatoes
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 cups torn kale leaves

Preparation
Heat a large stock pot over medium-high heat.
Crumble sausage into pot and cook until browned, about 10 minutes.

Drain and discard grease.
Stir half-and-half, potatoes, chicken broth, milk, onion, oregano, and red pepper flakes into sausage.

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low.
Simmer until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.

Season with black pepper.
Stir kale into soup.

Simmer until kale is tender, about 10-15 minutes.

Sausage Potato and Kale Soup Leftovers
Leftover soup will keep in the refrigerator for a few days. Because of the potatoes, I do not recommend freezing leftovers. They will break down and make it very starchy.

Recipe
Originally Published On: September 26, 2022

Sausage Potato and Kale Soup
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 4 cups milk (divided)
- 3 cups potatoes (cubed)
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1/2 tsp oregano (dried)
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 cups kale leaves (torn)
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- Heat a large stock pot over medium-high heat
- Crumble sausage into pot and cook until browned, about 10 minutes
- Drain and discard grease
- Stir half-and-half, potatoes, chicken broth, milk, onion, oregano, and red pepper flakes into sausage
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low
- Simmer until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes
- Season with black pepper
- Stir kale into soup
- Simmer until kale is tender, about 10-15 minutes
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
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Delicious, healthy, and so cozy? I mean, you can’t get a better soup recipe than this one.
YUM! The temps are dropping here and that means soup weather. All I need is the kale and I’ll be making this for the weekend!
This sounds like such a great dish. I love that it’s just one pan that’s needed and only takes 15 minutes!!!!
You always come up with yummy recipes. I love this idea and will add it to the list. Thank you for sharing!
This looks delicious, and not too difficult to make as well. I love a hearty soup for these cold weather nights. Great way to use up garden kale at well!
Yyyaaaayyyyyy! I want have a taste of this potato soup! It’s a completely new recipe to me and I like it already.
Ooh! I love this. As a vegetarian, I’d skip the sausage, but potato and kale soup sounds so amazing!
This honestly sounds like such a delight! I love kale in soup!
Sausages, Potatoes, and Kale, this seems the perfect soup to me…I love soups and have them every single day, especially in Winter. I can’t wait to make it.
I am not normally a big kale fan, but this looks pretty good! I will have to try this out and see what I think of it.
This looks like a really nice comforting soup. I love adding Kale to soup recipes. It goes so well in most soups and adds a nice hit of veggies.
Now autumn is here. We love making these kinds of meals. However I haven’t made one with kale in, so I need to try this.
You’re so right soups and stews and things like that are perfect for this time of the year. I’ve never managed to make a proper soup before, it’s either too watery or too thick x
This soup includes some of my favourite ingredients. Kale isn’t just healthy, it’s so wholesome and keeps you full too!
This sounds so comforting and hearty for the season. This sounds absolutely delicious…I love kale and I think it sounds perfect in soup!
I love simple hearty meals such as this as it is perfect as a quick weekday meal for the whole family
I love Kale and potato 😍. The soup looks absolutely delicious and perfect for this season ❤️ I am going to try this recipe for sure!
It looks really so delicious. This recipe looks easy to try. I will like to try it sometime