My favorite soup :)

Dave has a cold and I made soup yesterday.  

It was so good......I decided I would share it with everyone.  

I'll update this post with a picture the next time I make it (we've already eaten it all).

If you've eaten at the Olive Garden you may have tried their Zuppa Toscana soup (is that how you spell it?).

This recipe is similar but not exact (but my whole family loves it).

We call it Italian Sausage Soup.

Ingredients:

1 lb Italian Sausage

1 1/2 tsp Crushed Red Peppers

1 Large Onion

4 Tbsp Bacon pieces

2 tsp Garlic

2 Cans Chicken Broth

8 cups Water

2 Tbsp L.B. Jamison's Soup Base

1 cup Heavy Cream

1 lb Russet Potatoes (4 or 5 large potatoes)

Bunch of Kale

1. Brown Italian in large stock pot

2.  Add crushed red pepper

3.  Saute onions, bacon & garlic until onion is tender

4.  Mix Chicken Broth with water & add to pot

5.  Add L.B. Jamisons soup base

6.  Wash potatoes, do not peel.  Cut in half and then slice thin.

7.  Add potatoes to pot and boil until potatoes are done (do not overcook....under cooking would be better than over cooking).  Takes around 30 minutes

8.   Stir in Heavy Cream

9.  Wash Kale, cut it in strips (I cut the vein out of the center and slice it in thin strips).

10.  Add Kale right before you serve it.

We usually eat salad and french bread with it.

Enjoy!!

p.s. let me know if you try it and if you like it :)

p.s.s. it has a kick to it...you can leave out the crushed red pepper if you'd like.