Ingredients

• 10 ounces spicy turkey Italian sausage, casings removed

• 2 cups chopped yellow onions (from 1 medium onion)

• 1 cup chopped carrots (from 1 medium carrot)

• ¾ cup chopped celery (from 2 celery stalks)

• 6 cups unsalted chicken stock

• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans no-salt-added fire-roasted diced tomatoes, undrained

• 1 (15 ounce) can no-salt-added kidney beans, drained and rinsed

• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

• ½ teaspoon black pepper

• 1 cup uncooked ditalini pasta

• 2 cups packed fresh baby kale leaves, roughly chopped