Yield: 8 servings

Zuppa Toscana Italian Sausage Soup

Zuppa Toscana Italian Sausage Soup
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg. Johnsonville Pork & Chicken Mild Italian Sausage
  • 2 pkgs. Uncle Ben's Brown Ready Rice
  • 8 small honey gold potatoes, sliced
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 slices cooked bacon, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 cups kale, ribs removed and chopped
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • 6 cups water
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions

  1. Slice uncooked sausage and then cut each slice in half. Brown sausage in a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. When cooked through, remove to a plate.
  2. Pour another drizzle of olive oil into the same pot, and sauté the onions and garlic until translucent.
  3. Add in the chicken broth, water, and sliced potatoes, and bring to a boil. Cook the potatoes until tender enough to be pierced easily with a fork.
  4. Add the sausage back to the mixture, as well as the bacon, and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for about 10 minutes.
  5. Turn the heat down to low, and add the kale, rice and heavy cream.
  6. Heat through and serve.

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