Zuppa Tuscana
So, I had never even heard of this soup before as I am not an Olive Garden regular. I come from an Italian town and I am real picky about my Italian being the "real thing" -- you know -- like from Hectors (no longer there) back in Erie with the precious old Italian lady in the back kitchen making her special sauce passed own through generations and the giant meatballs, homemade gnocchi....served on a giant platter with enough on there for three people. So, I'm spoiled.
Anyway, I found this wonderful recipe on Passionate Homemaking by Lindsay Edwards. It's really easy and amazing.
Ingredients:
1/2 lb nitrate free bacon (I prefer Applegate Farms or Natures Promise)
1/2 lb chicken or turkey, nitrate free, all natural Italian sausage (I prefer hot)....I usually buy Shadybrook Farms, only kind I've found around here, Wegmans has a larger selection, I believe.....it's sooooo good!
1 onion, chopped or pureed
3-4 garlic cloves, minced
6 cups chicken stock (I use 4 c stock, 2 cups water)
4 med potatoes, cleaned and cubed
2 cups whole milk or cream
1 head kale, cleaned and chopped
Sea salt and pepper to taste
Cook bacon in soup pot, remove, chop small, set aside.
You can keep the bacon grease in pan if you wish for flavor or, if cutting back on fats, get rid of it...I use it.
Add sausage, onion, garlic to brown sausage -- crumble sausage as you cook it.
Add potatoes and chicken stock, cover, cook til potatoes are tender and cooked through, 20-45 mins depending on kind of potato and size of cubes. You can either smash them a bit at this point or leave them cubed, personal preference. It's good either way.
Turn stove to a simmer, add milk or cream, bacon, and kale, simmer 5-10 mins more.
Enjoy!!!!!! Super delicious without guilt or feeling heavy or indigestion after....so little grease and no chemicals.
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