Italian Wedding Soup

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 pound bulk Italian sausage*
• 1 ⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 1 ⁄2 cup chopped carrots
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 1 bunch kale, stemmed and chopped (about 3 cups packed)
• 1 cup uncooked ditalini or other small shaped pasta
• Grated Parmesan cheese
• If bulk sausage is not available, use sausage links and remove the casings.

Preparation

Step 1

1 Set KitchenAid® Multi-Cooker to Soup setting. Add olive oil; heat on Soup/Step 1. Add sausage, onion, carrots and Italian seasoning; cook about 15 minutes or until sausage is cooked through, breaking up sausage with wooden spoon and stirring frequently. Drain fat using pour spout.

2 Press button for Soup/Step 2. Add broth and water; cover and bring to a boil.

3 Press button for Soup/Step 3. Add kale and pasta; cover and cook about 10 minutes or until pasta is tender.

4 Press button for Soup/Step 4. Sprinkle with cheese just before serving.

Makes 4 to 6 servings