Thank you!

 A big thank you to all who made the Relief Society Birthday Celebration a Success! Here is a recipe form that event you may recognize. 

Recipe

Zuppa Toscana (soup)

1 pound ground spicy Italian sausage

8 slices of bacon, cubed

1 medium yellow onion

2 cloves garlic minced

2 TBS flour (corn starch can be substituted)

32 ounces chicken stock

4 large russet potates, peeled and diced

1 cup heavy cream

½ bunch kale (a couple handfuls) destemmed and torn into bite sized pieces

Salt and pepper to taste

Pinch of red pepper flakes

 Drizzle olive oil in pot.

Brown sausage in pot until brown and crumbly. Remove from pot and set aside.

Fry bacon in residue sausage grease until crisp and set aside.

Remove all but 1 -1/2 TBS of remaining grease from pot.

Add onion to pot and cook 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook an additional minute.

Sprinkle flour or cornstarch over onion mixture. Stir. Pour in chicken stock stirring as you pour. Add potatoes and bring to boil. Gently boil about 15 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender. Add sausage, bacon, heavy cream and kale. Stir and cook 5 – 10 minutes until kale is wilted. Salt, pepper and red pepper flakes to taste.