Kielbasa Soup

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 medium onion (chopped)

13 ounces kielbasa (smoked Polish sausage) (see note)

2 sticks celery (chopped small)

2 cups green cabbage (chopped small)

2 cloves garlic (minced)

1 teaspoon smoked paprika

1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning

2 Russet potatoes (scrubbed & diced (peel if you want to)

2 medium carrots (peeled & sliced)

4 cups chicken broth

2 cups water

2 cups (packed) fresh baby spinach

Salt & pepper (to taste)

Directions

Melt the butter and oil in a soup pot/Dutch oven, then add in the onion, sausage, celery, and cabbage. Sauté over medium-high heat for 10 minutes or so.

Stir in the garlic, smoked paprika, and Italian seasoning, then add the potatoes and carrots to the pot.

Add the chicken broth and water. Increase the heat to high and bring it to a boil. Once it's boiling, reduce the heat so it's simmering. Cook for 15-20 minutes or until the potatoes and carrots can easily be pierced with a knife.

I like to take a potato masher and quickly mash some of the potatoes to give the soup a slightly thicker texture (I just do this right in the pot). This step is optional.

Add in the spinach and season the soup with salt & pepper as needed.

Nutrition

• Calories: 328 kcal
• Total Fat: 22 g
• Saturated Fat: 8 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
• Trans Fat: 0.1 g
• Cholesterol: 51 mg
• Sodium: 1179 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 20 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3 g
• Total Sugars: 3 g
• Protein: 12 g