Tj Meals: Hearty Sausage Soup

This soup is a great easy gluten-free dairy-free dinner. I love soups because they fill me up without making me feel bloated. 

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Ingredients

• 1 large onion
• 6 cloves of minced garlic
• 4 pieces of bacon
• 1 green pepper
• one very large carrot (equivalent to about 3/4 cup of chopped carrot)
• 2 tsp parsley
• 1 tsp garlic salt
• 1/4 cup white wine (I love cupcake)
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1 can of white beans
• 4 cooked and chopped sausages
• 1 quart of chicken broth
• the juice of 1 lemon
• 1 cup of roughly chopped kale (optional)

Instructions

1. Chop your bacon into small pieces and cook in a large stockpot. Mine is LeCruset , I love it, LeCruset really is the best quality and the pieces last you a lifetime. 
2. One the fat has started to separate and the edges of the bacon are browning add your chopped onion, chopped pepper, chopped carrot, minced garlic, parsley, red pepper flakes, and garlic salt. Let the vegetables cook in the bacon fat for about 8 minutes until they're fragrant and starting to soften.
3. Add your white wine and chopped sausages and cook down for another 5 min.
4. Add your lemon juice, chicken broth, and beans and bring to a boil. Once it's boiling reduce to a simmer and cook for 30 min.  If you want to can add kale and cook for another 2 min.
5. If you want it a little thicker you can just continue cooking on low for as long as you want, it will keep reducing and make your house smell amazing. Like most things it's also really good with some garlic bread!
6. This makes about four servings and you can freeze it for lunches or keep in the fridge sealed for up to three days.