Italian Wedding Soup Made Simple

No need for simmering all day, this soup will warm you up in a hurry!

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon olive oil
• 1  lb  bulk Italian sausage (hot or sweet)
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped carrot
• 1  teaspoon  italian seasoning
• 7 1⁄2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 3  cups  packed roughly chopped kale
• 1  cup  uncooked  ditalini or 1  cup  other uncooked small shaped pasta
•  grated parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions

1. Heat oil in Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add sausage, onion, carrots and Italian seasoning; cook and stir about 4 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink. Drain fat.
2. Stir in broth and kale; bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in pasta. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, partially covered, about 9 minutes or until pasta is tender. Sprinkle with Parmesan, if desired.