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Tuscan Potato Kale Soup (Zuppa Toscana Inspired)

Kali Wood
Warm, hearty, and packed with flavor, this Tuscan Potato Soup is an easy dish that's perfect for cozy nights in. Made with potatoes, kale, carrots, onion, celery, sausage, pecorino, and a delicious blend of herbs and spices - this Tuscan Potato Soup is too good to be this easy.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 6 people
Calories 240 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 lb Yukon gold potatoes cut into circular slices
  • 2-3 cups kale coursely chopped
  • 1 cup fat-free half and half can be substituted for coconut milk
  • 16 oz spicy ground sausage spicy is optional
  • 1 sweet onion peeled and diced small
  • 1/2 cup carrots diced small
  • 1/2 cup celery diced small
  • 5 cups chicken broth low sodium
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 tbsp garlic minced
  • 3 tbsp paprika
  • 2 tbsp onion powder
  • 2 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp black pepper
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • First, wash your carrots, sweet onions, celery, kale, and potato then part dry.
  • Slice potatoes into rounds, chop the carrots, onions and celery small, and then coarsely chop the kale.
  • Put a large soup pot on medium-high heat, and drizzle in a light amount of olive oil. Drop the spicy ground sausage (Spicy is optional, any ground sausage will do) into the pot.
  • Then add onion to the sausage and cook until the onion is translucent and the sausage is cooked thoroughly.
  • Pull out the onion and sausage and put in a bowl with a paper towel to soak the grease. Leave any remaining sausage grease in the pot.
  • Toss in the carrots and celery and saute for 2-3 minutes. Then drop in the garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring continuously so the garlic doesn't burn.
  • Add chicken broth and water and bring to a boil.
  • Once the broth is boiling, drop in the potatoes and the sausage and cook for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender and break apart easily with the slice of a fork.
  • Drop soup to medium heat.
  • Add the chopped kale and mix it into a potato soup mixture.
  • Then add paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, generous pepper, and salt to taste
  • Add in the fat-free half and half and the pecorino romano and stir.
  • Top with pecorino and red pepper flakes if you want an extra kick, bundle up, and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 240kcalCarbohydrates: 13.4gProtein: 15.1gFat: 12.4gSaturated Fat: 9.8gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 1284mgPotassium: 328mgSugar: 5.7gCalcium: 443mgIron: 2mg
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