Toscano Italiano Soup

Here's our take on an Olive Garden classic.

In a crock pot put:

4 cups chicken broth

2 potatoes - diced

1/2 of a small or 1/4 of a large onion - diced

1 clove garlic - minced

1/4 of a red bell pepper or 3 mini red sweet peppers - diced

1/2 tsp salt

1/8 tsp pepper

1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning

1 can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained

1/2 of a 16 oz package of Italian sausage, cooked and drained

Cook for 2 hours on high or until potatoes are soft. 

If you want to cook it up faster, 

You can use the stove top instead of crock pot. 

For stove top: put the broth, potatoes, onion, garlic red pepper and spices in a pot. 

Bring to a boil and turn down heat until potatoes soft. 

Then add in your beans an meat.

Next in both cooking methods is to add in:

1/2 cup heavy cream

5 sliced of bacon - crumbled

2 cups of spinach

Cook until spinach is wilted.

Then serve.

You can add a sprinkle of fresh parmesan if desired.

This soup is perfect for a cold day served with your favorite bread for dipping.

Print your copy of our Toscano Italiano soup {here}

Godere!