Brown Rice and Greens Soup with Turkey Sausage

Ingredients

  • 3 T olive oil
  • ½ lb ground turkey sausage
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 medium carrot, chopped
  • 1 celery stalk, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 ½ t cumin seeds
  • ½ t crushed red pepper flakes
  • 10 c low-salt vegetable or chicken broth
  • 1 c long- or short-grain brown rice
  • ½ lb spinach, roughly chopped
  • ½ lb Swiss chard or kale, center ribs and stems removed, roughly chopped
  • Kosher salt
  • 2 T fresh lemon juice

Instructions

Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook, breaking up into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer sausage to a plate. Add onion, carrot, and celery to pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft, about 8 minutes. Add garlic, cumin, and pepper flakes and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.

Add broth and rice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until rice is tender, about 30 minutes. Add reserved sausage, spinach, and Swiss chard. Season soup to taste with salt and cook until greens are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice.

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