What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? The Color of Food: Zuppa Toscana! The secret to great Italian soups can be found as near as your local Italian restaurant. However if you want to save a little money, now you can create a mouth-watering meal at home in your very own kitchen. Donβt believe me, check your pantry. With basic ingredients plus Italian herbs, you can get outstanding results. Pick up bakery fresh breadsticks or focaccia bread for a hearty meal. Buon Appetito!
ZUPPA TOSCANA
Ingredients:
1 pound Italian sausage, ground
1 sweet onion, chopped
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 potatoes, washed with peel on and cut into chunks
14-ounce can chicken broth
1 1/2 cups water
2 teaspoons flour
1 cup heavy cream
2 ounces diced pimentos
2 cups kale, gently torn
4 strips of thick-sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled
Instructions:
In a skillet over medium heat, brown Italian sausage until fully cooked and crumbled. Add onion, garlic powder, sea salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes. Stir and continue cooking until onions are soft. Reduce heat to keep warm. In a 2-quart pan, add potato chunks, chicken broth, and water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium and cook until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Blend flour with enough water to make a paste. Slowly add flour mixture to potatoes, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Add sausage mixture. Stir to combine. Simmer 15 minutes. Reduce heat to low; add heavy cream, diced pimentos, torn kale, and crumbled bacon. Heat through. Ladle into soup bowls. Serve with breadsticks or focaccia bread.
Perfect, I have Italian sausage in the freezer.
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I can always count on you, Peggy. π
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This looks so good Gail, I’m ready for lunch! I think the aroma is wafting through my kitchen window as I write…
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That would be a miracle. π€£π«
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Super Zuppa! πππ I’m ready now for almost anything π€ππββοΈ
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Donβt forget the crusty Italian bread. π₯π₯
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All in hand….and mouth π
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I’m not much for soups unless they really mean it. And boy oh boy . . does this soup really mean it! Delicioso!
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Chunky soups change the entire outlook on a meal-in-a-bowl, thatβs for sure. π₯π₯
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You speak the truth.
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