Kale With Smoked Sausage Soup - Slow Cooker

Total Time: 8 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 slices bacon
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper flakes (more if you like heat)
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 8 cups chicken broth
• 1 (19 ounce) can kidney beans
• 1 lb kale
• 1 lb kielbasa, cut into bite sized pieces (any smoked cooked sausage will do)

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon in skillet till crisp.
• 2 drain, crumble, set aside.
• 3 add onions to pan.
• 4 cook till softened.
• 5 add garlic, pepper flakes, oregano, salt, and pepper.
• 6 cook 1 minute.
• 7 stir in vinegar.
• 8 transfer to slow cooker.
• 9 add broth, beans and kale cook on low for 8 hours.
• 10 stir in sausage and reserved bacon.
• 11 cook another 30 min on high till heated.