Zuppa Toscana Soup
Makes 8 servings.
Ingredients
- 16 oz breakfast sausage crumbled (I like Spicy Italian flavored)
- 1 Vidalia onion Diced
- 2 slices Bacon Diced
- 3 cloves Garlic Minced
- 3 whole Medium Potatoes skin on and cubed
- 4 1/2 cups Chicken Stock
- 1/2 bunch Kale Chopped
- 1/2 cup Half and Half
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Crumble sausage into a heavy soup pot or Dutch oven and heat over medium-high heat until cooked through. Drain on a plate and set the sausage aside.
- Add onions and bacon to the pot. Reduce heat to medium and cook until onions are softened.
- Add minced garlic and cook for an additional minute.
- Add chicken stock and potatoes to the pot and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes until potatoes are almost done.
- Add remaining ingredients as well as the sausage and simmer for 5 more minutes.
- Serve hot with salad and crusty garlic bread!