Olive Garden Toscana soup

By á-3904

Ingredients

• 12 italian hot sausage
• 3 lrg or 4-5 med russet potatoes skins on, sliced into 1/4 inch rounds
• 1 tsp crushed red pepper or to taste
• 1 lrg onion choppped
• 4 garlic cloves crushed
• 8 slices bacon chopped and crisped
• 4 cups chopped kale
• 8 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups whipping cream

Preparation

Step 1

Squeeze sausage out of casings and fry in pan until cooked. Drain off oil and blot with paper towel until most of fat is absorbed.Transfer sausage into a large pot, add potatoes,red pepper flakes, onion, garlic,bacon and chicken broth. Simmer until potatoes are tender approx 20 minutes. Add kale and cream. Serve with foccacia bread or garlic breadsticks.