Slow Cooker Sausage Soup, Potatoes and Another Very Healthy Vegetable
Slow Cooker Sausage Soup, Potatoes and Swiss Chard. A healthy, delicious and easy recipe to enjoy any time of the year...
Servings 5 serves
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Italian sausages
- 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 3 cups water
- 1 onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 3 cups cubed peeled potatoes
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon hot pepper flakes
- 2 cups coarsely packed chopped Swiss Chard
- ½ cup coarsely grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cut sausage into 1-inch pieces.
- In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; brown sausage.
- With a slotted spoon, transfer to a slow cooker.
- Drain fat from skillet.
- Add broth and bring to a boil, scraping up browned bits; scrape into slow cooker.
- Add water, onion, garlic, potatoes, Italian seasoning, pepper and hot pepper flakes to slow cooker, stirring to combine.
- Cover and cook on low until potatoes are tender, 4-6 hours.[
- Finally, Stir in Swiss Chard
- Cook covered on high until wilted for about 10 more minutes.
- Serve with Parmesan cheese.