Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup
This is an amazing potato cream sausage and kale soup.
This is an amazing potato cream sausage and kale soup.
Ingredients
1 pound bulk Italian sausage
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes
1 cup onion, chopped (about 1 onion)
2 large russet potatoes sliced in half, then cut into 1/4 inch slices
2 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth – low sodium is best
1 quart (4 cups) of water
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 cup cooked bacon, or canned real bacon bits
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups kale or Swiss chard
1 cup heavy cream
Instructions
In a medium sized skillet brown bulk Italian sausage over medium heat and add in red chili flakes and cook until browned, and completely cooked. Place onions, potatoes, chicken broth and garlic in a large pot, and cook on medium heat until the potatoes are cooked through. Add the cooked sausage, bacon, salt and pepper, and simmer for another 10 minutes. turn the heat to low and add the chopped kale and whipped cream. Heat through and serve.
Note's from Jen:
First, this stuff is fantastic doubled. You can eat on it for days and drool each time. I recommend MILD sausage unless you like it spicy then I use half and half hot and mild. The chili pepper flakes can take this over the top if you use really hot sausage.
Forthcoming are some bread recipes I use and make with it.
