🥔🥬 Grandma’s Creamy Tuscan Soup (Bold, Hearty, and Spoon-Licking Good)
Soups and StewsItalian RichardObradovic Jun 05, 2025 24
Description
This soup is like a warm hug with an accent. Creamy potatoes, spicy sausage, and tender kale all swim together in a garlicky broth that says, “sit down, breathe, eat.” It’s the kind of soup that turns a Tuesday into a memory. Grandma called it “Italian fuel” – we just call it magic.
Ingredients
🥔 3 medium potatoes (about 600 g / 1.3 lb), diced
🥬 2 handfuls chopped kale or Swiss chard
🧄 3 garlic cloves, minced
🥣 1 small onion, chopped
🌭 200 g (7 oz) Italian sausage or spicy ground pork
🧂 Salt & black pepper to taste
🍲 750 ml (3 1/4 cups) chicken or vegetable broth
🥛 200 ml (3/4 cup + 1 tbsp) heavy cream or half-and-half
🫒 1 tbsp olive oil
🌶️ Optional: red chili flakes for a spicy kick
Preparation
1️⃣ In a pot, heat 🫒 oil and sauté 🌭 sausage until browned. Set aside.
2️⃣ In the same pot, add 🧄 garlic and 🧅 onion. Cook until soft.
3️⃣ Add 🥔 potatoes and 🍲 broth. Bring to a boil, then simmer 15 min.
4️⃣ Stir in 🥬 kale and cook 5 more minutes.
5️⃣ Return sausage to the pot. Add 🥛 cream and season with 🧂 salt and pepper.
6️⃣ Simmer 5 more minutes until creamy and tender. Serve hot.
Total Time
🛠️ Prep: 10 min
🔥 Cook: 25 min
🕒 Total: 35 min
Nutritional Value
🔥 390 kcal
💪 Protein: 15 g
🧈 Fat: 24 g (9 g saturated)
🍞 Carbohydrates: 25 g
🧂 Sodium: 680 mg
Advice
This soup tastes even better the next day. Double the batch, and thank yourself later. Bonus: serve with crusty bread and no interruptions.
Status
Creamy Tuscan-style soup with sausage, potatoes & kale.
🥣 Rustic comfort with Italian soul in every spoon.
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