Sausage and Sweet Potato Soup

Sausage and Sweet Potato Soup

This sausage and sweet potato soup recipe is hearty, warming, and simple to make! Flavorful sausage and melt-in-your-mouth sweet potatoes will be a hit with the whole family.

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

• 17.6 ounces Italian sausages crumbled (see note)
• 1/2 medium onion chopped
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 2 sticks celery chopped
• 1 red bell pepper chopped
• 1.5 pounds sweet potatoes peeled & diced
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Take the sausage meat out of its casings and crumble it into a large soup pot. Cook it over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, until browned. Spoon out most of the fat.
2. Add the onion and garlic to the pot and cook for 5 minutes.
3. Stir in the broth, water, red pepper, celery, and sweet potatoes. Increase the heat to high and bring the soup to a boil.
4. Once it's boiling, reduce the heat so it's simmering, and cover the pot with the lid slightly ajar. Cook for 15-20 minutes or until the sweet potatoes have softened.
5. Season with salt & pepper as needed and serve immediately.

Recipe Notes

I used a 5-pack of Johnsonville's mild Italian sausages. Feel free to use anything in the ballpark weight-wise. Or use ground sausage meat.
I used 3 smallish sweet potatoes. Since sweet potato sizes vary so much and are so subjective, it's easiest to just use the scales at the grocery store and weigh them.

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