CROCKPOT ZUPPA TOSCANA: Easy Recipe for the Most Delicious Italian Sausage, Potato & Kale Soup

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

Italian sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Turkey sausage offers lower fat content while still providing flavor.

kale

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Spinach is more tender and widely available.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor without dairy.

Cook the ground hot Italian sausage in a frying pan until browned.

Add chopped onion and minced garlic to the sausage and sauté until translucent.

Transfer the sausage mixture into a crock pot set to low.

Peel and cut the potatoes into bite-sized cubes and add them to the crock pot.

Pour in the entire container of chicken broth, ensuring the potatoes are covered with liquid.

Cook on low for 5 to 6 hours.

Chop the kale into bite-sized pieces and add it to the crock pot along with the heavy cream.

Stir in the grated Parmesan cheese and season with salt and pepper.

Let it cook for an additional 30 minutes until the kale is tender.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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