RECIPES............TUSCAN ZUPPA SOUP

RECIPES.....TUSCAN ZUPPA SOUP MAKES 6-8 SERVINGS INGREDIENTS 1 LB ITALIAN SAUSAGE
1 1/2 tsp CRUSHED RED PEPPERS ( I USED DRY)
1 LARGE DICED WHITE ONION
4 TBSP BACON PIECES ( I USED REAL BACON BITS ON STORE SHELF)
2 tsp GARLIC PUREE
10 CUPS WATER
5 CUBES OF CHICKEN BOUILLON
1 CUP HEAVY CREAM ( I USED HALF AND HALF)

1 LB SLICED RUSSET POTATOES OR ABOUT 3 LARGE
1/4 OF A BUNCH OF KALE

1. SAUTE ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS IN POT. DRAIN EXCESS FAT. REFRIGERATE WHILE YOU PREPARE OTHER INGREDIENTS.

2. IN SAME PAN , SAUTE BACON, ONIONS, AND GARLIC FOR ABOUT 15 MINS. OR UNTIL ONIONS ARE SOFT

. 3. MIX TOGETHER THE CHICKEN BOUILLON AND WATER, THEN ADD IT TO THE ONIONS, BACON AND GARLIC. COOK UNTIL BOILING

4. ADD POTATOES AND COOK UNTIL SOFT, ABOUT HALF AN HOUR

5. ADD HEAVY CREAM AND COOK UNTIL THOROUGHLY HEATED.

6. STIR IN SAUSAGE.

7. ADD KALE JUST BEFORE SERVING.
DELICIOUS!

MY HUSBAND LOVES THE SOUPS AT OLIVE GARDEN.
I FOUND THIS RECIPE SOME TIME AGO THAT IS SIMILAR TO ONE OF THEIR SOUPS.
HE LOVED IT!! MAKES A LARGE POT!