Creamy Italian Sausage Soup Tuscany Style
A delicious combination of Italian ground sausage, cream, healthy kale, potatoes, bacon and pungent aromatics makes this Creamy Italian Sausage Soup taste incredibly scrumptious.
Ingredients
- 1 pound spicy Italian ground sausage, casing removed, use mild for kid-friendly
- 4 tablespoons unsalted or salted butter
- ½ white onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 5 cups chicken/meat or vegetable broth
- 3 cups water
- 4-5 potatoes cut into ½-inch pieces
- 2 teaspoons salt or to taste
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 handful of cooked crispy Bacon, optional
- 4 cups chopped kale
- Olive oil for cooking
Instructions
- In a dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat add chopped bacon and cook until desired crispiness. Transfer to a side plate and remove the excess fat with a slotted spoon.
- Leave a couple of tablespoons in the pot and cook your sausage/ground meat breaking it apart until browned. Set aside. If needed, add some olive oil. Set aside.
- In the same pot, over medium heat, add butter and cook onions until softened and golden. Stir in minced or pressed garlic and saute for another 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Stir in chicken broth, water, salt, pepper. Take it to a boil and reduce the heat to medium.
- Add potatoes and cook the soup until potatoes are fork tender. About 10-12 minutes.
- Return the sausage, and add kale. Take it to gentle boil and simmer for another 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to low.
- Taste for seasoning.
- Stir in cream and bring it to a light boil again. Simmer for 1-2 minutes. Remove from the heat.
- Serve this delicious creamy soup with freshly grated parmesan cheese and bacon crumbles.
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