Cold and Soup

I live in Wisconsin and this winter has been cold and when I say cold, I really mean cold. Like consecutive days of negative temperatures, cold to the point where people consider wearing shorts when it's 20 degrees. Yuck! So what makes you feel better when it's cold? Soup! Well soup and money, money is nice anytime. So here is a money saving soup recipe because I love you.

Kale and Sausage Soup

Here is what you will need:

1 bunch of Kale any kind you like (I used curly this time because it was 1.18 at Walmart)
 8 oz sliced fresh mushrooms (.69 after price matching Aldi's ad )
1 large onion sliced into thin half moons (3lb bag price matched from Aldi's for .79 for the WHOLE bag)
1 lb Ground Italian Sausage (2.48 after price matching with Pick N save and 1.00 off 2 coupon)
3 Cloves of Garlic Minced
1 cup Dried Great Northern or Navy Beans (these are usually 1.00 or under for a 1 lb bag at Walmart)
6 cups Chicken Broth (I use celifiber chicken bouillon cubes they are yummy and no MSG if I'm out of homemade broth)
1 T Italian Seasoning
1/4 c Grated Parmesan (optional but delicious)
Salt and Pepper to Taste

Now you need to:


1. Brown Sausage in a skillet  over medium heat
2. While sausage is cooking slice all your veggies
3. Rinse and drain dried beans
4. Drain Sausage and put into crockpot
5. Add everything else
6. Turn crock pot on high and go do something awesome
7. Check at 5 hours to see if beans are cooked could take up to 6 hours
8. Eat it it's good

We are pairing this with a salad and this. Using up those .20 biscuits y'all.