Cheesy Sausage & Potato Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb spicy ground lamb sausage (like jimmy dean hot sausage)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, diced
• 3 stalks celery, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 6 large yukon gold potatoes, diced
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/8 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/8 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/8 teaspoon dried sage
• 1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1 cup whole milk
• 8 ounces velveeta cheese, diced (about 2 cups)
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch, dissolved in 1 tablespoon water
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Recipe

• 1 in a large stockpot, brown sausage and break up into pieces. remove sausage from pot, drain fat & set aside.
• 2 in the same pot, melt the butter and oil together. add the onion, celery, carrots & garlic and saute until onions are translucent but not browned.
• 3 stir in the potatoes, dried herbs, chicken stock and sausage. bring to a simmer and cook until potatoes are tender.
• 4 turn heat to low and add velveeta & milk, stirring constantly until the cheese is melted.
• 5 bring soup to a boil and then add cornstarch/water mixture. remove from heat & stir in sour cream.
• 6 serve hot & enjoy!