Potato Sausage Soup - Toscana

By arnoldh

This potato soup with sausage is similar to the Olive Garden's famous Toscana soup.

Ingredients

• 3 links sweet Italian sausage
• 2 medium baking potatoes cut in half lengthwise
• 2 to 3 slices bacon diced
• 3/4 cup onions diced
• 1 medium to large clove garlic, minced
• 2 cups chopped kale
• 2 T chicken base
• 4 cups of water
• 1/2 cup whipping cream

Preparation

Step 1

Remove sausage from casings: brown in a skillet, breaking up, until cooked through.

Place onions and bacon in a large saucepan and cook over medium heat until onions are tender. Add garlic and cook 1 minute longer. Add chicken base, water and potatoes, simmer 15 minutes. Add sausage, kale and cream. Simmer 4 minutes and serve.