Creamy Italian Sausage Soup Tuscany Style

Italian sausage, cream, healthy kale, potatoes, bacon and pungent aromatics make this Creamy Italian Sausage Soup delicious.  

– 1 pound spicy Italian ground sausage – 4 tablespoons unsalted or salted butter – ½ white onion  – 1 tablespoon minced garlic – 5 cups chicken/meat or vegetable broth – 3 cups water – 4-5 potatoes cut into ½-inch piece – 2 teaspoons salt or to taste – 1 teaspoon black pepper – 2 cups heavy cream – 1 handful of cooked crispy Bacon  – 4 cups chopped kale – Olive oil for cooking

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Direction

Cook chopped bacon in a dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat until crisp. Transfer to a plate and spoon off fat.

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Leave a few tablespoons in the pot and brown sausage/ground meat by breaking it apart. Set aside. Add olive oil if needed. Set aside.

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Butter and onions over medium heat in the same pot until softened and golden. Add minced or pressed garlic and sauté 30 seconds until fragrant.

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Add water, chicken broth, salt, and pepper. Get it boiling, then lower the heat to medium. Cook potatoes until fork-tender in soup. 

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Around 10-12 minutes. Put sausage and kale back. Simmer for 2 minutes after a gentle boil. Turn down the heat.

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To taste, add seasoning. Return to a gentle boil after adding the cream. Simmer for a minute or two. Take off the heat source.

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Serve this creamy, delicious soup with bacon crumbles and freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

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