Toscana Soup

Serving Size: 5

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups spicy chicken sausage (or pork)
6 slices of lean turkey bacon
1 medium onion, diced
1 1/4 tsp chopped garlic
2 tablespoons chicken soup base
1 quart water
2 medium potatoes, cut in half lengthwise then cut into 1/4" slices
2 cups kale leaves, cut in half, then sliced (don't forget to cut out and discard the center vein of each leaf)
1/3 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Place sausage (broken into chunks) onto a sheet pan and bake for 25 minutes or until done. Place onions and bacon in a large saucepan and cook over medium heat until onions are almost clear. Add garlic and cook an additional minute. Add chicken base, water and potatoes and simmer for 15 minutes. Add sausage, kale and cream and simmer 4 minutes.

Serve right away or you can freeze the soup to serve on a later date. To re-heat, thaw the soup and re-heat in a pan to 165 degrees F.

Suggested Sides: Green salad and garlic bread sticks, yummy!

~Jessica Finger, RD, CD