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    Home » Recipes » Slow Cooker » Slow Cooker Chorizo Kale Soup

    LAST UPDATED: August 16, 2018 • FIRST PUBLISHED: October 11, 2016 By Toni Dash 23 Comments

    Slow Cooker Chorizo Kale Soup

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    Look no further for a soul-warming soup recipe to take the edge of breezy fall days and snowy winter nights. Slow Cooker Chorizo Kale Soup is naturally spicy and chock full of great flavors. Fix it and forget it; the slow cooker has your back on the cooking front!

    Slow Cooker Chorizo Kale Soup

    I’m just back from a food blogger conference in Austin Texas. The day I left last week it was pouring and threatening to bring the first freeze of the year. I loaded on the plane in jeans, a long sleeve shirt, bulky sweater, boots and a scarf. I emerged into 90 degree humid temps making me feel I was headed for vacation, not a few days of work!

    When I returned, as if on cue, the weather in Boulder had become cool, windy and very fall-like. Our maple tree was boasting bright red leaves and my craving for soup ignited with a passion. Soup is one of those foods once summer passes that I would happily eat daily and for any meal of the day. I love everything about it. Flavor-packed broth, chunky seasonal ingredients and the soul-warming quality of of sipping a cup of it.

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    I tend to veer toward spicy soups when I make them and this Slow Cooker Chorizo Kale Soup is no exception. It’s a simple recipe really, though does require pre-cooking the ground chorizo to break it into small pieces and to render the fat before adding it to the slow cooker.

    One thing I love about using ground chorizo in soups is that it delivers such concentrated spicy flavor it’s not necessary to really add other seasonings. I prefer to let the signature flavors of the other soup ingredients interplay to create a wholesome tasting soup. Using the holy stock trinity of carrots, celery and onion (shallots in this case) are a sure win to build a great tasting stock.

    Slow Cooker Chorizo Kale Soup in red bowls

    For those who aren’t big on greens, I’ll share a secret. I love kale because it does not have a particularly strong or pronounced flavor. It packs a nutritional punch that can’t be beat but it won’t over take your soup (or for me, smoothies) with a distinct flavor you might not love as other super greens do.

    Slow Cooker Chorizo Kale Soup from side above

    In the context of the soup the kale softens but still holds an appealing texture. It works wonderfully with the petite diced tomatoes, hominy (or corn), carrots, celery, and shallots. Adding ham bones or ham hocks (available from most butchers or HoneyBaked Ham stores year round) gives a buttery flavor to the broth too!

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    Slow Cooker Chorizo Kale Soup

    Slow Cooker Chorizo Kale Soup

    This hearty soup will spice up even the coldest of days. Effortlessly made in the slow cooker!
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    Course: Soup
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 7 hours
    Total Time: 7 hours 10 minutes
    Servings: 8 -9 cups soup
    Calories: 472kcal
    Author: Toni Dash
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    Ingredients

    • 1 pound ground Chorizo
    • 2 large Shallots , peeled and cut into slices
    • 2 medium Carrots , peeled and chopped
    • 1 large Celery Stalks , washed, trimmed and chopped
    • 2 Ham Bones or Ham Hocks
    • 1 15- ounce can Hominy
    • 4 cups Curly Kale , chopped into large pieces
    • 1 15- ounce can Petit Diced Tomatoes , undrained
    • 6 cups Low Sodium Chicken Broth

    Instructions

    • In a large non-stick skillet, cook the chorizo over medium-high heat, breaking into small pieces as it cooks. Drain any excess fat.
    • In a large slow cooker (7 quart) add the shallots, carrots and celery to the bottom of the insert. Layer on the bones and chorizo, followed by the remaining ingredients. Cook on LOW for 6-7 hours, stirring occasionally to submerge the kale in the liquid. Any excess fat from the chorizo may be skimmed before serving.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 472kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 1139mg | Potassium: 856mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 5985IU | Vitamin C: 47mg | Calcium: 101mg | Iron: 3.3mg
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    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

    TONI DASH
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    Toni Dash, is a Certified Nutrition Coach and the writer/blogger, photographer, recipe developer and creator of Boulder Locavore®. She has been developing easy to make, well-tested recipes since 2010. Her seasonal recipes bring excitement to the dining table for both gluten-free and gluten diners. Toni has been featured in numerous publications and on culinary websites for her creative, delicious recipes and travel features. For more details, check out her About page.

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    1. Susan says

      October 13, 2016 at 3:05 pm

      I’m not a big soup eater, but this one sounds well worth making and eating. Especially if it ever cools down here (I’m in El Paso, TX, where it’s still warm but not humid).

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    2. Heather Kinnaird says

      October 13, 2016 at 12:51 pm

      you have no idea how badly I wish this was my lunch today

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      • Toni Dash says

        October 13, 2016 at 2:19 pm

        Oh no! I hate to tease Heather! It could be tomorrow’s lunch!

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