Reddit Zuppa Toscana

Name: Reddit Zuppa Toscana
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 package (5 links) hot Italian sausage; 4 slices bacon, chopped; 1 large onion, diced; 2 carrots, diced; 2 stalks celery, diced; lots of garlic, minced (about 2-3 tablespoons); 8 cups chicken broth (use decent stuff!); 4 russet potatoes, unpeeled, and sliced into discs. (Tip: slice three potatoes into about 1/4” thick slices and the other one into very thin slices, this allows the thinner ones to break down a bit and thicken your soup); 1.5 cups half and half (or heavy cream if you don’t care about the fat/calories); 2 tablespoons cornstarch (leave out if you use the heavy cream); 4-5 cups chopped kale; salt and pepper to taste

This Reddit Zuppa Toscana is a hearty soup made with hot Italian sausage, bacon, potatoes, kale, and a creamy broth. You'll cook the sausage and bacon, sauté some veggies, then simmer everything together for a comforting dish.

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Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 25 minutes
Total: 45 minutes

Instructions

1.
Brown sausage in Dutch oven or deep soup pot. Cook at medium till no longer pink. Drain sausage and set aside (I just pour it all into a colander in the sink and let it sit there)
2.
Add bacon to the same pot and cook until crisp. Remove bacon into a paper towel-lined bowl and save about 1 tablespoon of bacon grease in pot.
3.
Add onions, garlic, carrots, and celery to pot with grease. Cook for about 5 minutes until veggies have softened a bit.
4.
Pour chicken broth into pot and bring back to a boil. When boiling, add potatoes and turn down to simmer. Cover and let cook for 20-25 minutes or until potatoes are fork-tender.
5.
(Optional: Use a potato masher to very lightly mash up the potatoes in the soup. You don’t want to lose all those chunks, but I find a few good mashes thickens the soup and makes the potatoes more bite-sized)
6.
Add the cooked sausage back into the pot. Add the half and half to the pot. Mix your cornstarch with some water to make a slurry, and add to pot. Stir. Bring back to a simmer for about 3-5 minutes.
7.
Taste your delicious broth and add salt/pepper to taste.
8.
Add chopped kale and stir. It should wilt within a couple minutes. Once it’s wilted, dish up that soup, top with the reserved bacon, and enjoy!