Vegan Italian Sausage, Lentil, Potato, and Kale Soup (Soy & Gluten Free!)

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This Vegan Italian Sausage, Lentil, Potato, and Kale Soup is our go-to healthy dinner during these colder months. Made all in one pot with vegan Italian sausage, lots of pantry staple ingredients, lentils, kale, italian herb seasoning, and vegetable broth. It’s the perfect cozy bowl of soup when you’re craving something flavorful, but want it to be healthy and filling, too! Honestly, this soup is just SO delicious. Be sure to finish each bowl with a sprinkling of chopped parsley and a piece of naan for a meal that everyone, including non-vegans, will love!

About The Recipe

I don’t know about you, but soup is just one of those foods that I could eat everyday once the weather turns cold. There’s just something so cozy and delicious…no matter what you’re making!

This soup is definitely no exception. It might just be one of my favorites to-date. Inspired by our last trip to Walt Disney World, this soup was served at Epcot during the Flower and Garden Festival!

Trowel & Trellis was, in our opinion, the best of the fest in 2022 We kept coming back to it. Though, it was this soup that we kept coming back to. And, if you’ve been to central Florida in April, you KNOW that means it’s good (if you’ve not, then just know that it’s hot…like, crazy hot).

When I say this soup is shockingly vegan, I mean it! There is so much flavor and every bite is just so. freaking. good.

We knew that as soon as we came home, we needed to make it! The only thing we had was what we remembered it tasted like and my two or three pictures I had.

Our end result may be a little different from the original recipe at Disney, but I have to say, It’s pretty darn close and absolutely delicious!

And, with the weather cooling off, we thought there was no better time to share this healthy and deliciously cozy soup!

Reasons You Will Love This Vegan Sausage and Kale Soup

• Vegan, gluten-free, and soy free.
• FULL of flavor.
• High in protein.
• Actually filling!
• Perfect for cold weather.
• Freezes and reheats well.

Equipment Needed

• 8 Quart Stock Pot
• Wooden Spoon

Ingredients

(Full ingredient amounts and instructions can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of the post)

• Vegan Italian Sausage
• Olive Oil
• Chopped Onion
• Chopped Celery
• Sliced Carrots
• Minced Garlic
• Italian Seasoning
• Lentils
• Diced Potatoes
• Vegetable Broth
• Chopped Kale
• Salt and Pepper

How To Make Vegan Sausage and Kale Soup

Step 1: Brown sausage

Remove sausage from casing. In an 8 quart stock pot or Dutch oven, brown sausage. Use a slotted spoon to remove from pan. Set aside.

Step 2: Sauté

Heat olive oil in pot. Add onions, celery, carrots, and garlic. Sauté over medium heat until vegetables are tender.

Add Italian seasoning. Cook 1-2 minutes.

Step 3: Cook

Add lentils, sausage, potatoes, and broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cook 20-30 minutes, until lentils are cooked and potatoes are tender.

Stir in kale. Cook an additional 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper, if desired.

How To Store

Once this soup has cooled, you can keep it in an airtight container and in the fridge for 2-3 days. Though, the best way to store it is in the freezer! Portion out the soup into freezer safe zip top bags and freeze for up to 3 months. To reheat, get out of the freezer an hour or so before you wish to eat to allow it to thaw (you can also run it under some hot water to loosen it, if you didn’t remember to get it out early!).

Then, place in a pot with a small amount of vegetable broth, if needed, and reheat over low heat until thawed and warmed through.

Substitutions

• If you would like to make this soup not vegan, you can use hot italian sausage and chicken broth for this recipe!
• Homemade broth or store-bought can be used.
• Any type of lentil can be used in this recipe.

Looking for more recipes like this? Here are a few you may like: Vegan Italian Spaghetti Sauce, Homemade Tomato Sauce, Easy Vegetable Broth, Rosemary Garlic Roasted Potatoes

Expert Tips

• You can use pre-chopped ingredients to speed up the prep time!
• 14 ounces of sausage is 1 package.
• Be sure to remove the casing on the sausage before sautéing!
• Make sure to use either red skinned potatoes or Yukon gold potatoes for this recipe.

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