Sausage and Kale Soup

2 Smoked Sausage (I use choriso)
1 med. onion, chopped
1 sm can tomato paste (with garlic)
1 bunch (8 cups) Kale
4 potatoes chopped
1 500ml can black beans, rinsed & drained
2 tetrapacks reduced sodium chicken broth
water (about 8 cups)

Chop sausage into bite sized pieces. Saute in large stock pot. Add chopped onion, cook until softened. Meanwhile wash kale, seperate the leaves from the stems. Chop stems and add to pot. While the sausage, onion and kale stems are cooking, chop kale leaves and potatoes. When onion and stems are softened add the tomato paste, cook for a few seconds, then add the kale leaves. Mix well. Add the chicken broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and then add the potatoes. Once potatoes are cooked add the beans and water to make approximately 24 cups.

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EASTMOMMY.