Zuppa Toscana with Hot Italian Sausage

Zuppa Toscana with Hot Italian Sausage

Zuppa Toscana with Hot Italian Sausage is the perfect dish to use that sausage you got lying around in your freezer. Roasted potatoes and fried prosciutto bring a unique taste to this dish that usually contains bacon and boiled potatoes.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Course Soup

Cuisine Italian

Servings people

Calories 304 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

1 lb Spicy Italian Sausage
14 oz russet potatoes 2 medium potatoes
1 tbsp olive oil
4 oz red onion 1 medium onion
2 oz prosciutto 4 slices, fried til crispy
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp sage
dash ground pepper
1 garlic clove
2 cups kale chopped
16 oz chicken broth
2 tsp flour or you can use corn starch
½ cup heavy cream
parmesan cheese shavings

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400℉. Prepare a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Cut and season the potatoes with olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast for 20 minutes. (this is optional, you could also just place cut potatoes in pot after you add broth)
In another frypan, fry prosciutto until crispy. Set aside. Chop the kale and set it aside as well.
Remove sausage meet from casing and place in a fry pan. Brown until golden. Use a wooden spook to break down the large pieces.
In a saucepan, fry garlic and onion in olive oil until fragrant. Add browned sausage.
Add broth to saucepan until the contents are slightly submerged but not totally.
Add potatoes. If the potatoes are raw, bring contents to a boil and let simmer until the potatoes are tender.
If you roasted the potatoes then you can add the kale and then the cream a little at a time.
Make a slurry with the flour and about 2 tablespoons of water, add it to the pot stirring quickly. Repeat this step until you get the thickness you prefer.
Serve in bowls and place prosciutto pieces and shaved parmesan in each soup bowl. Serve immediately.

Notes

Meal Prep Tips

Instead of cutting the sausage, squeeze the meat out of the tubing right into your frying pan to brown it.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 304kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 7gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 837mgPotassium: 653mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 3793IUVitamin C: 39mgCalcium: 132mgIron: 2mg

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