Vegetable & Chicken Sausage Soup

🥘 Ingredients

• Italian chicken sausage mix
  18 oz
• Italian seasoning
  2 tbsp
• Parmesan cheese
  6 tbsp
• black pepper
• butter
  4 tablespoon (tbsp)
• carrot
  12 oz
• chili flakes
  1 tsp
• crushed tomatoes
  2 unit
• demi-baguette
  2 unit
• farro
  1.5 c
• garlic
  2 clove
• garlic powder
  1 tsp
• kale
  4 oz
• olive oil
  4 teaspoon (tsp)
• salt
• veggie stock concentrate
  6 unit

🍳 Cookware

• medium pot

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Halve, peel, and dice onion. Trim, peel, and cut carrot into ¼-inch rounds. Peel and mince or grate garlic . Remove and discard any large stems from kale .

   carrot: 12 oz, garlic: 2 clove, kale: 4 oz
2. 

   2

   Place farro and 3½ cups water (6 cups for 4 servings) in a medium pot . Bring to a boil and cook until farro is tender, ⏱️ 25-30 minutes . Drain farro if necessary. While farro cooks, pat Italian chicken sausage mix dry with paper towels and season with salt and black pepper . Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add chicken or sausage and cook, stirring frequently, until browned and cooked through, ⏱️ 4-6 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pot.

   farro: 1.5 c, Italian chicken sausage mix: 18 oz, salt, black pepper, olive oil: 4 teaspoon (tsp)
3. 

   3

   Meanwhile, heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add tomatoes and carrot; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until veggies are lightly browned and softened, ⏱️ 4-6 minutes . Stir Italian seasoning and garlic into the pot. Cook until fragrant, ⏱️ 30 seconds . Add crushed tomatoes , veggie stock concentrate , 3 cups water (6 cups for 4 servings), and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook until carrots are softened, ⏱️ 5-7 minutes . Use the pot used for chicken or sausage here.

   Italian seasoning: 2 tbsp, crushed tomatoes: 2 unit, veggie stock concentrate: 6 unit
4. 

   4

   Once carrots are softened, stir in kale. Cook until kale is wilted, ⏱️ 8-10 minutes . Stir in the cooked farro. Taste and season generously with salt and pepper. Once kale is wilted, stir in chicken or sausage.
5. 

   5

   Halve demi-baguette lengthwise. Place 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 4 servings) in a small microwave-safe bowl and microwave until softened, ⏱️ 10-15 seconds . Stir in half the garlic powder (all for4 servings), and season with salt and pepper. Toast baguette halves, then spread with garlic butter. Halve each piece on a diagonal.

   demi-baguette: 2 unit, butter: 4 tablespoon (tbsp), garlic powder: 1 tsp
6. 

   6

   Divide soup between bowls. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and chili flakes to taste. Serve with garlic bread on the side. Chicken Sausage is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches165°.

   Parmesan cheese: 6 tbsp, chili flakes: 1 tsp