Name: Slow Cooker Sweet Potato, Lentil, and Chicken Sausage Soup with Pumpkin Pie Spices
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1½ lbs (680 g) chicken sausage (buy it in bulk like ground meat or just remove it from the casings); 1 large (1 lb) sweet potato, scrubbed and chopped (not peeled); 1 large onion, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 cup (195 g) dried brown lentils; 1½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice mix; 1 teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon black pepper; 1 bay leaf; 8½ cups (2 L) low-sodium chicken stock; 5 oz (142 g) baby kale (I used Earthbound Farm Organic Deep Green Blends Kale)