Healthified Italian Sausage Soup

Fix this healthified Italian Sausage Soup for your family and you’ll have them asking for some amoré!

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The Quick Take: Healthified

Calories Reduced By 50
Fat Reduced By 5 1/2g
Sodium Reduced By 290mg

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Nutrition Information:

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 190
Calories from Fat: 30),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 3 1/2g; 3 1/2%
(Saturated Fat 1g, 1% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 20mg; 20%;
Sodium: 530mg; 530%;
Total Carbohydrate: 29g; 29%
(Dietary Fiber 4g 4% Sugars 3g 3% ),
Protein: 12g; 12%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 80%;
Vitamin C: 35%;
Calcium: 10%;
Iron: 15%;

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;

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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 55 min
Servings 10

Ingredients

2: slices bacon

1/2: lb lean Italian turkey sausage, casings removed

2: large russet potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 4 cups)

1: large onion, chopped (1 cup)

2: cloves garlic, finely chopped

1: teaspoon Italian seasoning

1/2: teaspoon salt

1/4: teaspoon pepper

1/4: teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

4: cups water

3 1/2: cups Progresso® reduced-sodium chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)

4: cups chopped fresh kale or Swiss chard leaves

1: can (15 or 19 oz) cannellini beans, drained, rinsed

1: cup fat-free half-and-half

Directions

1 In 4-quart nonstick saucepan or Dutch oven, cook bacon until crisp; drain on paper towel. Crumble bacon; set aside. Remove and discard drippings from saucepan.
2 In same saucepan, cook sausage over medium-high heat 6 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until no longer pink. Drain well on paper towels; set aside.
3 In same saucepan, mix potatoes, onion, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, pepper flakes, water and broth. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cook uncovered about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4 Stir in bacon, sausage, kale and beans. Cook 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until potatoes and kale are tender. Stir in half-and-half; cook just until heated.

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Before	After
4 slices bacon	2 slices bacon
1/2 pound Italian sausage, casing removed	1/2 lb lean Italian turkey sausage, casings removed
2 large russet potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 4 cups)	2 large russet potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 4 cups)
1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)	1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped	2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning	1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon salt	1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper	1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes	1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
4 cups water	4 cups water
3 1/2 cups chicken broth (from 32-oz) carton	3 1/2 cups Progresso® reduced-sodium chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
4 cups chopped fresh kale or Swiss chard leaves	4 cups chopped fresh kale or Swiss chard leaves
1 can (15 or 19 oz) cannellini beans, drained rinsed	1 can (15 or 19 oz) cannellini beans, drained, rinsed
1 cup half-and-half	1 cup fat-free half-and-half

Nutritional Highlights

Calories		240 (before) 190 (after)
Saturated Fat		4 g (before) 1 g (after)
Sodium		820 mg (before) 530 mg (after)
Total Fat		9 g (before) 3 1/2 g (after)

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Posted 3/7/2013 11:45:20 AM REPORT ABUSE mrsadedmunds said:

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awesome! so delicious and pretty easy. Used rainbow swiss chard and turkey bacon, so good. also had fun making it with my 3 year old!

Posted 4/28/2012 9:44:04 AM REPORT ABUSE Audrey4900 said:

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I recently made this soup and it is excellent. My husband and I loved it. I used the recipe as written except for the Italian seasoning, I used home grown dried oregano and some dried basil. Perfect!! Thanks for the healthified recipies.

Posted 3/1/2012 8:34:52 PM REPORT ABUSE lyssilou said:

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My husband said this was the best soup I've ever made. And I make a lot of soups from this site. Thank you!! It is delicious and I love using the Super-Veggie Kale.

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We calculated the nutrition of this recipe at the time it was created on 10/26/2012. NOTE: We do not include optional ingredients in our calculations.