Slow Cooker (or Instant Pot) Sausage, Kale, and Sweet Potato Soup (Edit recipe)

For the Instant Pot:

1. Select the saute function on your instant pot. Let it heat up (about 2 minutes). Add olive oil to coat the pot, and toss in ground sausage. Cook until almost cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add onion and garlic. Cook for another 3-4 minutes.
2. Add sweet potatoes, mushrooms, chicken broth, wine, vinegar, dried basil, salt, and pepper. Secure the lid.
3. Select manual and cook at high pressure for 8 minutes. Select cancel and use a quick release.
4. Open lid and add kale. Let cook with lid open for another 3-4 minutes, or until kale is softened but not wilted. Add additional salt if needed. Garnish with fresh thyme and serve.

For the Slow Cooker:

1. Heat up a large skillet to medium high heat. Coat your pan with olive oil and add sausage. Cook for 5 minutes, then add in onion and garlic and cook another 3-4 minutes.
2. Place sausage mixture in your slow cooker. Add sweet potatoes, mushrooms, chicken broth, white wine, vinegar, basil, salt, and pepper.
3. Set your slow cooker to low and cook for 4 hours.
4. At the end of 4 hours, add kale and stir. Let cook for another 10-15 minutes, or until kale has softened.
5. Serve hot with fresh thyme.