Restaurant-Style Zuppa Toscana

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

Restaurant-style soup. Crumbled bacon, Italian sausage, chopped kale, and cream are combined in this chicken stock based soup with potatoes.

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package smoked sausage
6 slices bacon
3/4 cup chopped onion
1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 quart water
2 tablespoons chicken soup base
2 potatoes, cut into 1/4-inch slices
2 cups kale - washed, dried, and shredded
1/3 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
2 Place sausage links onto a sheet pan and bake for 25 minutes, or until done. Cut links in half lengthwise, then cut at an angle into 1/2-inch slices.
3 Place bacon and onion in a large saucepan and cook over medium heat until onion is almost clear. Remove bacon and crumble. Set aside.
4 Add garlic into the pan with onion and cook together, about 1 minute. Add water, chicken soup base, and potatoes, simmer 15 minutes.
5 Add crumbled bacon, sausage, kale, and cream. Simmer, about 5 minutes, and serve.