Description
This easy Zuppa Toscana soup recipe is an Italian-inspired soup made with sausage, potatoes, kale, bacon and cream. Itu2019s always a crowd pleaser!
Ingredients
Scale
- Ingredients
- 1 pound hot ground Italian sausage
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 large Russet potatoes, peeled, quartered, and then chopped in 1/4 inch slices
- 5 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 4 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup water
- 3 cups chopped kale (ribs/stems removed)
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- crushed red pepper flakes to taste, if desired
Instructions
- Instructions
- In a large soup pot over medium-high heat: Add the ground sausage and cook, breaking it into small pieces as it cooks, until browned. Remove some of the grease and move sausage to one side of the pan.
- Add chopped onions, garlic, and potatoes and sauté for a few minutes. Pour in chicken broth and water and allow mixture to come to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium low and cook until potatoes are fork tender, about 8-10 minutes.
- Stir in the bacon, chopped kale, and cream. Season with salt and pepper and crushed red pepper flakes, if using. Cook for 2-3 more minutes or until warmed through.
- Serve with homemade Olive Garden Breadsticks.