Hearty Portuguese Kale Soup

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 lb chorizo sausage (fresh not dried)
• 1 quart chicken broth
• 1 large onion, roughly diced
• 4 large potatoes, cubed
• 1 bunch kale, stemmed washed & chopped (abt. 1 lb.)
• 1 1/2 cups ditalini
• 1 (15 ounce) can dark red kidney beans
• fresh ground black pepper
• salt (optional)

1. Remove casing from sausage and cut into smaller than bit sized pieces.
2. Heat oil in a heavy soup pot; saute the sausage& onion just until the fat is rendered, about 3 to 5 minutes.
3. Drain on paper towels.
4. Add other ingredients except kale,& pasta.
5. Bring to boil and simmer 10 minutes.
6. Add kale, and pasta and simmer about 8 minutes until both are tender.
7. Taste for seasoning- depending on how spicy your sausage is, add salt and pepper to taste.
8. Serve piping hot.

olive oil, chorizo sausage, chicken broth, onion, potatoes, kale, ditalini, dark red kidney beans, fresh ground black pepper, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hearty-portuguese-kale-soup-82886 (may not work)