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Creamy Sweet Potato and Sausage Soup

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This Creamy Sweet Potato and Sausage Soup recipe is made with zesty sausage, seasonal veggies and kale, tender white beans, and a creamy, garlicky, paprika-sage broth. Easy to make vegan, if you use plant-based sausage, and naturally gluten-free.

Creamy Sweet Potato and Sausage Soup

Say hello to my new favorite soup of the season. ♡

It’s one of those recipes that was such a hit that it was *instantly* added to our regular rotation. And friends and family — meat-eaters, vegetarians and vegans alike — have been giving it rave reviews around our dining table ever since.

It basically checks all of the boxes of everything I love in a cozy soup this time of year. It’s nice and hearty, featuring a vibrant blend of seasonal veggies and greens, plus a can of white beans tossed in for some extra protein. It’s easy to make with your favorite type of traditional or meatless Italian sausage, both of which options are absolutely delicious. It’s simmered with the most delicious creamy, savory, garlicky, herby and slightly-sweet broth, thanks to the use of coconut milk in place of cream. And it all comes together easily in just over a half hour — always a weeknight win!

I’m definitely going to recommend that you reserve half of the crumbled sausage to sprinkle on top of your soup just before serving, along with some pepitas or other chopped nuts for a bit of crunch. And if you happen to have a good loaf of crusty bread on hand, we can vouch that this cozy broth is absolutely perfect for dunking. So good!!

Crumbled Beyond Sausage

Sausage and Sweet Potato Soup Ingredients

Before we get to the full recipe below, here are a few notes about the ingredients you will need:

  • Sausage: We love making this soup with vegan sausage (Beyond Sausage or Field Roast are our faves), which makes the soup vegetarian. But feel free to use any variety of meat-based or vegan sausage that you prefer.
  • Veggies: Just a simple mix of onion, garlic, carrots and sweet potato. But feel free to toss in any other favorite soup veggies that you love too. (For example, celery, bell peppers, or even broccoli would be delicious here.)
  • Vegetable broth: Either vegetable stock or chicken stock will work in this recipe.
  • Seasonings: I love the smoky, earthy mix of smoked paprika and fresh sage in this soup. And as always, don’t forget to season the soup with as much sea salt and black pepper as needed too.
  • Beans: I like tossing in a can of white beans for extra protein, but any type of beans or lentils will be great here.
  • Coconut milk: I use one can of full-fat coconut milk to make this soup nice and creamy, and I really enjoy how the subtly sweet coconut flavor pairs with the seasonings. But if you aren’t a big fan of coconut milk, feel free to add in a bit of half and half or heavy cream to make the soup creamy.
  • Greens: I’ve been making this soup with fresh kale, since it’s in season right now. But fresh baby spinach or collard greens would also be delicious options.
  • Toppings: I recommend reserving half of the crumbled sausage to sprinkle on top of each serving, but toasted pepitas, microgreens, fried sage leaves or a sprinkle of Parmesan would be delicious toppings as well.

Creamy Sweet Potato and Sausage Soup in Stockpot

Optional Variations

Here are a few other ways that you can customize this creamy sweet potato and sausage soup recipe and make it your own…

  • Make it gluten-free: This recipe is naturally gluten-free if made with certified GF sausage. (It’s always a good idea to double-check the label with sausage.)
  • Make it vegan/vegetarian: As mentioned above, this soup is easy to make vegan/vegetarian by using plant-based sausage. We’re partial to Field Roast or Beyond Sausage in our house.
  • Use andouille sausage: Zesty andouille sausage would also be fantastic in this soup in place of Italian sausage.
  • Use cream: If you aren’t a big fan of coconut milk, you’re welcome to add in your desired amount of heavy cream or half and half to make the soup creamy.
  • Make it spicy: Feel free to toss in some crushed red pepper flakes to amp up the heat.
  • Add bacon: This soup would also be fantastic with some bacon bits sprinkled on top and/or stirred into the soup.

Ladle of Sweet Potato Soup

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Serving bowl of creamy sweet potato and sausage soup with white beans and kale

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Creamy Sweet Potato and Sausage Soup

Creamy Sweet Potato and Sausage Soup

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  • Author: Ali
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 25 mins
  • Total Time: 35 mins
  • Yield: 6 to 8 servings 1x

Description

This Creamy Sweet Potato and Sausage Soup recipe is made with zesty sausage, seasonal veggies and kale, tender white beans, and a creamy, garlicky, paprika-sage broth.


Ingredients

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  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 1 pound ground Italian sausage (or vegan sausage*)
  • 1 large white onion, peeled and diced
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 5 leaves of fresh sage
  • 2 carrots, thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 pounds sweet potato, diced
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1 (15-ounce) can white beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 (15-ounce) can full-fat coconut milk
  • 2 large handfuls chopped fresh kale
  • salt and freshly-cracked black pepper, to taste
  • optional toppings: pepitas, microgreens, fried sage leaves, etc.

Instructions

  1. Brown the sausage. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Sauté the sausage, crumbling it with a wooden spoon as it cooks, until browned. Transfer the sausage with a slotted spoon to a clean plate and set aside.
  2. Sauté the onion and garlic. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the stockpot. Add the onion and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. Add the garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently, until fragrant.
  3. Simmer. Add the vegetable stock, sage, carrots, sweet potato, smoked paprika, beans, half of the cooked sausage and stir until combined. Cook until the soup reaches a simmer. Then reduce heat to medium-low to maintain the simmer, cover and cook for 15 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are tender.
  4. Season. Add the coconut milk and fresh kale and stir for 1-2 minutes, or until the kale begins to soften. Remove and discard the sage. Taste and season the soup with salt and pepper as needed.
  5. Serve. Serve warm, garnished with a spoonful of the remaining crumbled sausage plus any of your desired toppings.


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53 comments on “Creamy Sweet Potato and Sausage Soup”

  1. This was WONDERFUL. Everyone went back for seconds and gave it two thumbs up.






  2. This was fantastic and came together very quickly. Added a few red pepper flakes as recommended in the Optional Variations section. This recipe is going straight into regular rotation in cold weather.






  3. This soup recipe is so delicious and pretty quick, once all the chopping is done:). I didn’t have any sausage, so added an extra can of white beans. I do want to try it with the sausage, but the extra can of beans was perfect. No kale, so used spinach as recommended in the notes. One of my family members doesn’t care for coconut milk, so at the point where coconut milk and greens are added, I put some of the soup into another pot and added whole milk and spinach to hers. The smoked paprika flavor comes through beautifully. Agreed by all that it should be made again! I really appreciate the time you take to add notes about the ingredients and the optional variations, this additional information is very helpful for me to grow in the kitchen. Thank you, Ali, for another fantastic recipe!






  4. EXCELLENT!! Used chicken Italian sausage and chicken broth otherwise followed the recipe. So good!!!






  5. Made this today. Absolutely delicious. I used baby kale 🥬, so easy, and a white bean combination.






  6. We loved this!!!






  7. I have followed you for a long time and made several of your recipes, all very good. I have never posted a comment to a recipe ever. But this one was SO good I had to post a comment. This soup is delicious and easy to prepare! Used hot Italian pork sausage and the heat was perfect. Didn’t have vegetable broth so I subbed chicken broth otherwise made as instructed. My husband gave it a 9.5/10! Looking forward to the leftovers tonight!

  8. I liked this recipe but I had to make a couple changes. A family member is allergic to everything in the onion family so onions and garlic are out. I didn’t have any Italian sausage so I used a homemade breakfast sausage.
    It was great. I did like the coconut milk.






  9. Absolutely delicious! I used honeynut squash instead of sweet potato, and it was perfect. Thank you for such a cozy fall/winter recipe!






  10. My husband made this and added extra smoked paprika bc it was a bit bland. He added more coconut milk to make it creamier. Didn’t include the kale- maybe that’s why. We don’t care for cooked greens texture. Regardless, always can count on your recipes to be reliably good. I really like the optional additions info — most other recipe sites don’t include that.






  11. This soup is so delicious! Made it for dinner last night, but the leftovers tasted even better for lunch today! This recipe is a keeper!






  12. I’m currently enjoying a bowl of this delicious soup :) it was easy to make once all the chopping was done and it’s really hearty. I made it with Beyond Meat mild sausage and followed the recipe. I’ll definitely be making it again!

  13. We made this with Italian field roast and really loved it! Thanks for highlighting the vegetarian option. We’re trying to transition our family to eating less meat and recipes like this really help. The kids didn’t even notice this one was vegetarian. :)






  14. Excellent recipe. Everyone around the table cleaned their plates (bowls)!






  15. Ohhh Ali – knocked this one out of the park! I’m a HUGE fan of your Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup – I always do the flour/butter roux to thicken it because I love it like that, but this recipe called for the coconut milk, so I tried that. It’s wonderful! And I love the beans in this soup. It makes me want to try the other soup with beans instead of rice. Thanks for another great recipe!






  16. I’m very excited to try this soup, I’ve been following your blog for nine years now and you’re recipes never disappoint. My husbands pallet has slowly grown to enjoy vegetables in every dish.

    Have you tried to freeze this soup? Does it reheat well?

    Thank you!






  17. This soup was so delightfully flavorful and perfect for a fall night. We’re vegetarian so I made it with vegan sausage and it was excellent. Even our five year olds liked it, which says A LOT as they can be particular. Lovely recipe, thank you!






  18. This sounds so amazing! It sounds amazing for an upcoming family get together. Do you think it will hold in a crock pot after coconut milk is added?

  19. SO good! Thank you so much

  20. Absolutely fabulous! Didn’t have kale so used power greens. And used an andouille sausage and a couple chicken spicy Italian sausages. (I didn’t want to go to the store.) The fried sage topping was a huge hit. I think we’ll be putting fried sage on everything for a while now. Added a little creole spice for a little extra kick, and a dollop of goat cheese for me, because, well… why not?

    ps. Still lovin’ the instapot pulled pork and the homemade kansas city bbq sauce, which is how I found you.






  21. Making this again for the second time. So delicious!
    Thank you ❤️






  22. I made this soup to warm up our cold Michigan weather this week! I doubled the carrots and the kale, and balanced by adding a little more broth, doubling the paprika. I also used dried sage, since I had it on hand. Delicious! Thanks, Ali! This is another fantastic addition to your wonderful soup choices.

  23. This dish came out delicious! Not too many ingredients and fairly quick to make. I was worried about the consistency of the soup until I added the coconut milk.
    I diced two large sweet potatoes but only added one. Next time I will use both large sweet potatoes. The soup is so pretty and flavorful. I look forward to doing a vegetarian version for my friends while substituting with beyond meat sausage.Thanks for sharing this recipe.






  24. This was so, so good!!!






  25. Delicious! We loved this, and I will definitely make again. I followed your directions exactly, but will probably salt earlier in the future—I think salt at the right point would make the flavors sing. Thanks for elevating these simple ingredients to something special.






  26. I live on tiny Cayman Brac where a weekly barge brings in groceries and supplies…if the sea isn’t too rough. I love your recipes for their adaptability to my resources. Pumpkin grows here, so it took the place of sweet potatoes. No carrots, so I added diced cassava. We can make our own coconut milk. In short, I have followed your recipes for the bare bones, fleshing them out with what I have. This one was very good!
    Love your site not only for different ideas, but for the basics, too.

  27. I made this last night for my lunches this week. Wow! I am a soup lover and this jumped right to my to the top of my favorites list. The flavors were perfect and the amount of the vegetables was just right. I look forward to trying more of your recipes!






  28. I made this tonight using Field Roast Italian Garlic & Fennel plant-based sausage. Also, I didn’t have any paprika so I substituted Chipotle powder! AMAZING!!!!






  29. This soup is absolutely delicious! Thank you!






  30. My daughter is a new vegetarian. We are trying to be supportive and looking for more plant based meals. This has become a favorite in our house. Thanks for giving me the courage to try the faux chorizo!






  31. This was so delicious. I forgot to buy carrots, so we just did without. I used half and half instead of coconut milk, since I don’t like it. This is one of the best soups I’ve ever made. I don’t even love sweet potato very much.






  32. This looks delicious! My husband isn’t crazy about coconut. Does the finished soup have a strong coconut flavor or is is subtle?

  33. Love this soup. My husband said make sure you save this! Used hot sweet Italian sausage and spinach.






  34. This soup was delicious. I made it just as instructed and the flavors were so good. The only change I’d like is for it to be a little thicker. I was thinking about using coconut cream instead of coconut milk or pureeing some of the sweet potatoes. I was wondering if you’ve tried that.






  35. This was a huge hit!






  36. Outstanding!!! Loved this recipe – I added in some broccoli too. Easy to make & tastes incredible. I made this with the recipe for the garlic butter rolls. YUM!






  37. I had some lovely andouille sausage from a local farmer and this recipe was delicious!






  38. BEST gluten and dairy free soup I have ever made! My family is obsessed and I can’t wait to share this recipe with all my friends!! I used sweet Italian sausage that I picked up from the local farmers market that I think really brought it all together nicely. Also used red pepper flakes because I love a little spice. Can’t wait to make it again!






  39. This soup was so unexpectedly awesome! Used spinach instead of kale but otherwise followed the recipe and it was amazing. Even my two toddlers liked it. Will be making again!






  40. Great recipes, but I made a few modifications that really lifted things:
    – used half a butternut squash instead of sweet potato
    – cut up my veggies and roasted with oil, salt, pepper, smoked paprika and a bit of cayenne in the oven at 400 for ~25 mins
    – pureed 2/3 of the roasted veggies with the stock and coconut milk with an immersion blender to add a bit of thickness and body to the soup
    – added in rest of roasted veggies + sausage + beans + kale for texture






  41. This soup so SO good! Just made it for my husband and I this chilly fall day and it was perfect. I did change a few things by using chicken stock instead of vegetable stock, and only used 1/2 lb. of hot sausage instead of the full pound of Italian sausage. It definitely can use some salt and pepper, and if you like spice could even use some chili flakes! The coconut milk is a delicious combo with all the flavors. Love it.






  42. This is a keeper!!! Not only is it good but good for you. I substituted ground beef for the sausage—- I think it’s easier to brown & it’s softer






  43. Made this tonight but just threw all the veg and sausage in the pot at once instead of cooking separately, then added broth, beans and coconut milk. So good. Will definitely make again.






  44. I made this with spinach in lieu of kale & 1/2 cup heavy cream in lieu of coconut milk because it’s what I had in the house. My husband who does not care for sweet potatoes loved it! So did my company!! Yet another great recipe, thank you!






  45. Our new favorite soup! I made it in the crockpot (browned sausage and onions, added other ingredients except kale and coconut milk, cooked on low for 7 hours, added kale and milk 20 minutes before serving). Delicious!






  46. It tasted great. Used red kidney beans as a substitute!






  47. This turned out really well and enjoyed by even my non vegi family members. I used a tofurky sausage and a variety of vegis I had on hand, as suggested in notes. Because I was feeling under the weather and lazy, I threw it into a slow cooker, adding the sausage at the end. I used an immursion blender ( prior to sausage) since we like the texture of creamy and the potatoes and beans definitely made the creaminess I like.
    Thanks for a really comforting, delicious soup!






  48. I was not sure about this at first but after three bowls it will be on regular rotation! I used sage pork sausage and chicken broth since that is what I had on hand. Next time I will cook some of the sweet potato on the side, puree them and add to soup to thicken it. Looking forward to trying more recipes.






  49. Do you think this would work well with shredded chicken? My friend doesn’t do any ground meats/sausage/beef.

  50. I had some sweet potatoes that needed to be used so I made this soup. It was delicious. Such a warm comforting fall soup. Thanks for sharing the recipe!