Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Sweet Potato Sausage Soup is for Dinner.

Sweet Potato Sausage Soup takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Sweet Potato Sausage Soup takes 30 minutes to cook.

Sweet Potato Sausage Soup makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Sweet Potato Sausage Soup are:

3 - 4 sweet potatoes (the orange ones), peeled and cut into large chunks

3-4 yams (the lighter yellow ones) peeled and cut into large chunks

Enough chicken broth to NOT QUITE COVER the sweet potatoes/yams.

TURKEY kielbasa sausage (Usually found in the deli meat section, this is a horseshoe shaped ring of sausage.) Sliced into 1/2 inch (or so) slices.

1 cup (or to taste) coarsely chopped pecans ( I usually toast them lightly in the oven, but this step is not absolutely necessary.)

3 cups ( or to taste) Fat Free Half & Half

Here is how you make Sweet Potato Sausage Soup:

**There aren't really any absolutes with this recipe. So go ahead and use your best guess, and a little more or less of some of the ingredients according to your own personal tastes. **Peel the yams and sweet potatoes and cut into large chunks. Place in large soup pot. Pour in enough low-fat chicken broth to not quite cover the sweet potatoes/yams. (Broth should be a good inch or two below the veggies.) Cover and simmer until VERY tender and falling apart. Using a potato masher, mash until most of the sweet potatoes/yams are mushed up. You can leave a few unmashed chunks. (Don't be uptight about it, just mash around a bit then call it good. :-) ) Add the kielbasa, the pecans and enough of the half & half to make the soup creamy. Season with a little pepper, if desired. You shouldn't need much salt, if any, because the kielbasa is a little salty. This recipe makes 8 - 10 hearty main dish servings.Number of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user YARN4U.

The nutritional information for Sweet Potato Sausage Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 321.6

• Total Fat: 16.7 g
• Cholesterol: 13.6 mg
• Sodium: 742.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 36.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.8 g
• Protein: 7.8 g