christmas soup

Sausage, potatoes, and kale make a hearty soup for a cold winter night.Without fail, I make this Christmas Soup for the holidays every year. In other words, it’s a tradition. Kids love traditions, so I say, let them make the soup so they can leave a bowl for Santa. Sneaky! This recipe first appeared on altonbrown.com.

Christmas Soup

Vegetable oil,

garlic,

chicken broth

red potatoes,

kale, washed, rinsed, and torn into 1-inch pieces

red wine vinegar

black pepper

Brown the kielbasa in a 7-quart Dutch oven and set over medium-low heat until it has rendered most of its fat, about 15 minutes. Remove the kielbasa from the pot and set aside. If you do not have a least 2 teaspoons of fat, add enough vegetable oil to make 2 teaspoons.

Cook the garlic in the fat for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent the garlic from burning. Add the beans and chicken broth and cook, covered, for 45 minutes. After 45 minutes, stir in the potatoes, cover and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Toss the kale into the pot, cover and cook for an additional 10 minutes, or just until it is tender, but not mushy.

Sprinkle with the vinegar and pepper and stir to combine. Return the kielbasa to the pot and cook just until heated through. Taste and adjust seasoning. Serve hot.

We all want warm comfort food during the holiday season, and Christmas Soup is such an easy recipe to put together!  The best part is you can make it in a slow cooker or simmer it on the stove for Christmas day, holiday parties, or an easy family dinner. Scoop into big bowls or hot mugs to dip breadsticks, croutons, or crackers into this merry, cheesy soup.

Christmas Soup Recipe

tomatoes

tomatoes and green chilies

Velveeta cheese (1” cubes)

chicken stock (32 oz box)

heavy cream

basil garnish

Meat Options: 6-8 sliced sausages (2-3 small chicken breasts

In a slow cooker, add diced tomatoes and Rotel with their juices.

Add the chicken stock and Velveeta diced into 1” cubes. Cook on high for 1 hour in a crockpot/slow cooker. On the stove, cook in a soup pot on low heat for 1 hour.

After 1 hour, turn your slow cooker down to a lower setting. Whisk in the heavy cream. Give the soup a good stir with a spoon or whisk.

Add either chicken or sausage (defrosted meat is recommended and cooks faster). You can brown your sausages or crumbled sausage in a skillet if you wish to add some flavor, then slice them into thin rounds. The meat cooks in the soup, just use defrosted meat. The whole chicken breasts will shred after an hour of cooking in the soup. Simply shred with two forks in the pot, or slice on a plate and add back to the soup.

Add the pasta and cook for 45 minutes to cook the pasta. If the pasta is in the slow cooker for more than an hour, the pasta can get overcooked and go super soft.

Once the pasta goes into the soup, it will thicken the soup after about an hour. Add more chicken stock or water to thin out if desired.

Serve in individual bowls or handled mugs topped with basil ribbons, crackers, tortilla chips or warm bread slices, or croutons.

Stovetop Tips: You can make on the stovetop, simply cook over low medium heat in a large dutch oven, and stir often, and once the cheese is melted reduce the heat to low. Add the heavy cream, chicken or sausage after the first hour. It is best to use defrosted meats. Then shred the chicken with two forks in the pot at the 1 hour mark and finish cooking with the pasta for another 45 minutes.

Leftovers: Keep them in a  large saucepan, the next day, pull out about 30 minutes before you want to reheat the soup, and warm up over medium heat on the stove or in the microwave in bowls.

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We all want warm comfort food during the holiday season, and Christmas Soup is such an easy recipe to put together! The best part is you can make it in a slow cooker or simmer it on the stove for Christmas day, holiday parties, or an easy family dinner.

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