By Lisa Churchville, SFUSD Member

I love a good bowl of soup. I like it steaming hot and full of goodies. I want the soup to delight my taste buds and fill my belly. This hearty soup has a smoky background, with a touch of heat and a touch of sweet.

What you’ll need to serve six people:

• 1 onion, halved then sliced thin
• 1 pound ground sirloin
• 4 cloves of garlic minced or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 14 oz can diced fire roasted tomatoes
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups peeled, diced sweet potatoes (2-3 small potatoes)
• 1 bunch green kale, torn off stem into pieces
• 2 or 3 hot Italian sausages, cooked (It’s important to use fully cooked sausage. You want the sausage to be spicy. If it isn’t fully cooked, the spiciness will drain into the broth and the sausage will taste just like the ground meat.)

Directions:

Drizzle some oil into a big soup pot. Drop in the onion and sauté until soft. Add the ground meat and garlic, and sprinkle in some salt and pepper. Break up the meat while it’s browning. Once the meat is cooked through, add the diced tomatoes with juice, chicken broth, sweet potato, oregano, paprika, and salt. Bring to a boil. Add the kale.

I know this looks like A LOT

but it cooks down to this.

Cover the pot and lower to a simmer for 15-20 minutes until a fork can go through the sweet potato. Add sliced hot Italian sausage and simmer another 5-10 minutes until it's heated through.

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