Sunchoke and Sausage Soup recipe

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Ingredients

4 slices turkey bacon, diced
1 (16 ounce) package turkey sausage, casings discarded, coarsely chopped
1 pound Jerusalem artichokes, peeled, halved, and cut into 1/2-inch slices
6 small white potatoes, peeled and halved
3 stalks celery, diced
½ large onion, diced
1 leek, white and light green parts only, chopped
3 cups chopped fresh spinach
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 quart chicken stock
½ cup chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
1 pinch cayenne pepper
1 pinch ground paprika
salt and pepper to taste
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 cup water

Nutrition Info

217.9 calories
carbohydrate: 30 g
cholesterol: 37.8 mg
fat: 5.8 g
fiber: 4.1 g
protein: 12.9 g
saturatedFat: 1.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 737.3 mg
sugar: 6.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place the turkey bacon, turkey sausage, artichokes, potatoes, celery, onion, leek, spinach, and garlic into a large saucepan. Pour in the chicken stock, and season with parsley, basil, oregano, cayenne pepper, paprika, salt, and pepper. Cover, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 45 minutes.

  2. Stir the flour into the water until no lumps remain. Stir into the simmering soup, and continue simmering, covered, 30 minutes until thickened, stirring occasionally.

Recipe Yield

10 servings

Recipe Note

This soup combines the wonderful flavors of leeks, spinach, Jerusalem artichokes (sunchokes), turkey sausage, garlic, parsley, celery, and potatoes. Serve it on a cold evening with a hearty chunk of bread and a hot apple toddy.

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