Friday Food Day

These freezing cold temperatures have left me craving warm comfort foods.  This soup is easy and perfect to warm you up during these long winter months.

Zuppa Toscana 

(recipe from www.favfamilyrecipes.com)

Ingredients

• 3 cans (14oz) Chicken Broth
• 2 cups whipping cream
• red pepper flakes (to taste)
• salt and pepper (to taste)
• 1 small onion, diced, sauteed
• 1/2 pkg. bacon (cooked and crumbled)
• 4-5 cups chopped kale
• 1 lb Johnsonville mild Italian ground sausage
• 3 to 4 potatoes scrubbed and cut into slices or small chunks (skins left on)

Instructions

• Heat a fry pan to about medium heat. Shape the sausage into small rounds and brown stirring frequently. Then remove to a plate lined with paper towels to de-grease.
• Put everything except for the potatoes together in a large crockpot and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours. Add potatoes the last 40-60 minutes (if you add them too soon they will get soggy). Serve with breadsticks.