Chorizo Sausage and Green Vegetable Soup

Once again I found myself with a lot of green veggies from my CSA box.  I love to make soup with these greens and a slow cooker is my favorite way to do it.  This recipe is simple and make a delicious soup.  It can be made on the stove but the slow cooker is an easier method.

Ingredients:

4 green onions, chopped, about 1/2 cup
6 cups leafy greens, such as spinach or kale, in any combination, chopped
4 cups collard greens, chopped
1 cup carrots, chopped
1 cup rutabaga, or turnips, chopped
1 Bay leaf
1/2 tsp dried thyme
3 inch cheese rind
12 cups chicken stock
1 lb Chorizo, sliced into 1/2 inch pieces.  You can use any other kind of sausage you like.

Here's how:

Place all of the ingredients into the slow cooker.

Veggies in the cooker

Heat a small saute pan to medium high heat.  Place the Chorizo into the pan and saute for 10 minutes, until it starts to brown and lets off some fat.

Raw Chorizo in the pan

After 10 minutes, ready to go into the soup

Add the Chorizo and fat into the soup. 

Everything ready to cook

Turn the slow cooker on to high for 5 hours or low for 8, until the greens are soft and the flavors have combined completely.

Serve with crunchy bread on the side, eat and enjoy.