Crockpot Kale, Sausage, & Potato Soup

• 4-6 cups chicken broth
• 1 whole large onion, chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh black pepper
• 2 tablespoons fresh sage, minced
• 1 piece hard pecorino or parmesan cheese rind, NOTE
• 6 wholes med-large yukon gold potatoes, peeled, cut into 1" pieces
• 1 bunch kale, ~ 2 cups when chopped, ~1/2" pieces
• 4 wholes links italian sausage, casing removed, ~1/2" pieces, browned
• 1/3 cup sour cream, stir in at end of cooking

1. Place first 6 ingredients into slow cooker
2. Brown sausages
3. Meanwhile, chop potatoes and kale, add to slow cooker
4. Add sausage to slow cooker
5. Cook on low 8-10 hours
6. Place ~1/2 cup broth in a bowl, whisk in sour cream, stir mixture into soup
7. Serve with crusty bread (and wine!)
8. Note - The hard cheese rind will give the soup (especially the potatoes) a lot of flavor without the stinginess of the cheese itself. If you can't find hard cheese rinds at the cheese counter, just garnish each serving with 1 tbsp. shredded Pecorino or Parmesan cheese.

chicken broth, onion, garlic, fresh black pepper, fresh sage, pecorino, wholes, kale, wholes, sour cream

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/crockpot-kale-sausage-potato-soup (may not work)