Description
This easy Zuppa Toscana Soup is creamy and perfectly seasoned with flavorful sausage, soft potatoes, and savory bacon.
Ingredients
Ground Italian Sausage:
1 lb.
Thick Cut Bacon, diced:
4 slices
Onion, diced:
1 small
Garlic, minced:
2 tsp
Chicken Broth:
5 cups
Water:
3 cups
Russet Potatoes, peeled and cubed:
4 cups
Kale, chopped:
1 1/2 cups
Heavy Cream:
1 cup
Salt and Pepper:
to taste
Red Pepper Flakes:
pinch
Parmesan Cheese:
for serving
Instructions
- Brown the Sausage: In a large dutch oven, brown the sausage until crumbled and cooked through. Remove and set aside.
- Cook the Bacon and Onions: Cook the diced bacon until crisp, then add onion and cook until translucent. Add garlic and cook briefly.
- Add Remaining Ingredients: Return sausage to the pot, pour in broth, water, and potatoes. Simmer until potatoes are tender.
- Finish the Soup: Stir in kale, heavy cream, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Simmer until heated through.
- Serve: Top with Parmesan cheese before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 361 kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 882mg
- Fat: 29g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0.02g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 11g
- Cholesterol: 73mg
