Cheesy Smoked Sausage Soup

This Cheesy Smoked Sausage Soup is loaded with spicy sausage, tender vegetables in a creamy, cheesy sauce! At less than 7 net carbs per serving this is a great low carb, keto-friendly soup!

This divine low-carb soup loaded up with cajun flavors, smoked sausage and fresh vegetables is the perfect taste sensation. Mildly spicy but mellowed by the cheese, this versatile soup can be adapted to suit any palette. Surprisingly, despite its luxurious feel, this smoked sausage soup only contains 6.8 net carbs, making it the perfect treat for Keto-lovers.

Ingredients in Smoked Sausage Soup

  • Smoked sausage
  • Garlic
  • Onion
  • Bell peppers
  • Celery
  • Beef broth
  • Canned tomatoes
  • Cream cheese
  • Cheddar cheese

How to make Sausage Vegetable Soup

Start off by browning your sliced smoked sausage over a medium heat in a stock pot or Dutch oven, before draining off any excess grease. Next, add the garlic, onion, peppers and celery and continue frying until the vegetables are nicely softened.

Tip in the undrained can of tomatoes along with the beef broth, stir well and allow the mixture to simmer to deliciousness for 25 minutes. During this time, keep your soup covered and on a low heat. Finally, stir in the cubed cream cheese and cheddar until melted for a luxuriously creamy finishing touch.

Can I Freeze Smoked Sausage Soup?

You can absolutely freeze your smoked sausage soup, so why not go ahead and cook up a big batch! If you plan on freezing your soup, you’re best off slightly undercooking the vegetables and leaving out the cheese, which can separate when frozen.

You can simply add this in to serve once your soup has been reheated. Also, if you know you will only be feeding yourself, be sure to freeze in individual portion sizes to avoid wastage and reduce heating time.



How to Reheat Sausage Soup

The best idea is to plan ahead and defrost your soup in the refrigerator overnight, before reheating gently in a pan when you’re ready to eat. However, we all need to grab something quick to eat in a rush from time to time and, luckily, it’s fairly easy to reheat smoked sausage soup in the microwave from frozen!

Simply partially cover your portion of soup in a microwave-safe container and whack it in the microwave on a low heat for 2 minutes, before stirring and returning for another 2 minutes. Once your soup is defrosted, start heating it on high power, again in 2-minute intervals until piping hot.

Tips for Making Keto Sausage Soup

For the heat-lovers out there, why not replace the classic smoked sausage with a spicy chorizo. If you want to retain that gorgeous smokey flavour in the meantime, you could even swap out the regular cheddar for a smoked version! For a mild and stringy cheese texture, mozzarella could be a great addition, too.

Ingredients

  • 1 (13.5 ounce) package Smoked Sausage, sliced
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1/2 small onion (1/2 cup), finely chopped
  • 1 orange bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 2 cups celery, finely chopped
  • 1 (32 ounce) broth (beef, chicken or vegetable)
  • 1 (10 ounce) can tomatoes with green chilis, undrained
  • 6 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 1/2 cup shredded cheddar

Instructions

    1. Brown the sliced smoked sausage over medium heat in a stock pot or dutch oven. Drain off any grease
    2. Add the garlic, onion, peppers, and celery until the vegetables have softened.
    3. Add the undrained can of tomatoes and broth, stir well and allow the mixture to simmer for 25 minutes, covered on low heat.
    4. Just before serving stir in the cubed cream cheese and cheddar cheese, stirring until melted.

Keto Tips

No fruit, unless it’s berries in moderation…
No wheat
No sugar
No grains
No pasta
No potatoes
No rice
No beans
No starches
No milk as it’s loaded with sugar. ( unsweetened almond milk is recommended.)
HWC (Heavy whipping cream) is good in coffee or whatever you would like to use it for.
Meat, cheese, eggs, vegetable, nuts, and healthy fats. It’s simple. Stick to that, and you should be ok!
Vegetables that should be avoided are…
Sweet potatoes
Corn
Peas
Potatoes
Carrots – can be used in moderation, just don’t go over board. They are full of starches and not recommended.
Make sure to drink half your body weight In oz of water as well if you aren’t getting the adequate amount of water it can be bad for your kidneys! This applies for all forms of keto.
Do not forget your electrolytes, they are needed daily.
A good form of electrolytes is:
Powerade zero
Pickle juice
Pink Himalayan salt added to your food
Strict keto – counts all macros, do not eat processed foods.
Lazy keto – doesn’t track all macros, still eats processed foods, as long as they are on plan
Macros are a break down of the calories you intake for the day. Which should be…
5% carbs
20% protein
75% fat
Carb manager is a great app to track macros
Carbs are a limit – try not to go over your carb limit.
Fat is a lever – you don’t have to meet your fat macro, it’s simply there to help you get full.
Protein is a goal- try your best to reach your protein goal, but try not to go over. Excessive amounts of protein can cause you to stall in weight loss.
Anything other than this food group selection would be considered low carb. Also, if you are in ketosis, and eat outside of this food group not only could it take you out of ketosis, but it could spike your blood sugar! Which can make you sick.
Hope this helps. 😊
If you are a keto newbie- This should help 👀
Meats: ZERO CARBS 😍😍😍
• Beef- Ground beef, Steak, Ribs, and Roasts
• Pork- Chops, Ribs, BACON, Loins, sausage
• Chicken/Turkey- Thighs w/skin or wings are the best because breasts are high in protein. However, you CAN eat breasts, just have to eat more fat to compensate.
• Fish- Tuna, Salmon, Cod, Haddock, etc.
• Shrimp/Lobster- Go crazy, use lots of butter!
• Pepperoni
Cheese: MOST are no carb, almost all are low carb
• Mozerella & Cheddar- Buy in bulk, they freeze well and are insanely versatile!
• Colby jack, pepper jack, monterrey jack
• Taco style, Mexican style
• Parmesan, Asiago
• Ricotta- Freezes well, very versatile
• Cottage cheese- Good to throw in your lunch with berries, usually around 4-8g of Carbs per serving
• Cream Cheese- Freezes very well, this is one of the things that I always glance at whenever I go to the store, and always buy a bunch of if it’s under 75 cents per 8oz.
Vegetables: No potatoes! Get your carbs from above ground veggies!!!
• Leafy greens- Spinach, Spring mix, Kale, Romaine
• Zucchini- Great for a noodle substitute!
• Avacado- Awesome source of natural fat!
• Eggplant
• Brussels sprouts
• Tomato
• Spaghetti Squash- Versatile, makes a great spaghetti substitute and is even great for making hash browns!!
• Cucumber
• Peppers- Jalepeño, banana, green/red/yellow/ orange bell
• Broccoli- Great with cheese, steamed or just raw!
• Asparagus- Awesome roasted or sautéed with bacon and garlic!
• Cauliflower- AWESOME potato substitute!!
• Celery- Great with cream cheese or all natural peanut butter!
• Cabbage
• Pickles (Read nutrition labels, watch for sugar and carbs)
• Olives
• Green beans- Awesome sautéed in bacon grease with garlic, (watch portion size, though).
• Onions- Red, yellow: use somewhat sparingly, to taste
Fruits: Most are a no-no, especially bananas, oranges and grapes.
• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Raspberries
• Blackberries
• Lemon/Limes- Adds great flavor!
Nuts (grams of Carbs per 100 grams, or 3.5 oz)
• Pecans/ Brazil (4g)
• Macadamia (5g)
• Hazelnut/Walnut/Peanut (7g)
• Pine (9g)
• Almond (10g)
• Pistachio (18g)
• Cashew (27g)
Oils/Fats
• Coconut Oil
• Butter: Kerry Gold is best but just make sure it’s REAL butter and not a spread or margarine
• Olive Oil
• Vinaigrette
• Hollandaise
• Bacon/sausage grease
• MCT oil- easily ordered online/in specialty stores
Dressings/Condiments/Fats
• Ranch, Blue cheese, Cesar, Thousand Island, Balsamic- Watch carbs/ sugar, but there’s tons of brands, so you can find one you love!
• Mayo- Natural/organic is best, but I use Hellmann’s all the time.
• Aioli
• Heinz “NO SUGAR ADDED” Ketchup or sugar free ketchup
• G. Hughes brand sugar free BBQ sauce
• Yellow/Spicy Brown Mustard
• Soy sauce
• Hot sauce
Liquids: Use as base for sauces/soups
• Heavy Whipping Cream (HWC)
• Broths/Stocks: Stay away from reduced fat. Bone broth is awesome!
Snacks
• Pepperoni
• Slim Jims/jerky (watch carbs)
• Homemade cheese its/ tortilla chips
• Cheese
• Pork rinds (0 carbs, very versatile. Can be used as breading, nacho substitute or even sprinkled with cinnamon & stevia and eaten like cereal with Almond milk and tastes like cinnamon toast crunch!)
Drinks
• WATER- Lots of it!
• Crystal Light- Tons of options and very convenient!
• Tea with stevia
• Coffee- Add a Tablespoon of coconut oil or MCT oil, Stevia, heavy whipping cream and imitation vanilla/ Hazelnut or Cocoa powder & peppermint BOOM Homemade creamer!
Alcoholic Beverages
• Beers (grams of carbs per 12 oz serving)
▪ Bud Select 55 (1.9)
▪ MGD 64 (2.4)
▪ Rolling Rock Green Light (2.4)
▪ Michelob Ultra (2.6)
▪ Bud Select (3.1)
▪ Beck’s Premier Light (3.2)
▪ Natural Light (3.2)
▪ Michelob Ultra Amber (3.7)
▪ Coors Light (5)
▪ Amsterdam Light (5)
▪ Bud Light (6.6)
• Vodka: Whipped Vodka & flavored water or pineapple Pinnacle with crystal light are a couple of my favorites!
• Whiskey shot (0g carbs)
• Brandy shot (0g carbs)
• Dry Martini (0g carbs)
• Tequila shot (0g carbs)
• Champagne (~1g per serving)
• Dry wine (~2g per serving)
Sweeteners
• Stevia drops (0g)
• Erythritol (0g)
• Truvía (0g)
• Monkfruit (0g)
Other common Ingredients I use
• Almond flour
• Spices: Garlic powder, onion powder
Dont forget your electrolytes, they are needed daily.
• A good form of electrolytes is:
• Powerade zero



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Comments

  • It would be nice to print this without the text boxes over the main text in the article. I wasn’t able to get a good print so didn’t get it.

    CAROL A SHAW December 6, 2021 6:02 am Reply
  • Dry Wine is -2 gr per serving. What does that mean?

    Debbie December 6, 2021 5:12 pm Reply

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