Serves 4-6
- 1 lb Hot Italian Sausage, casings removed
- 3 large potatoes, unpeeled and sliced lengthwise in quarters, and then in 1/8-1/4 inch slices
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 strips, thick-cut bacon, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 cups Kale, veins removed and sliced thin like ribbons
- 2 (14.5oz) cans chicken broth
- 2.5 cups water
- 1 1/4 cup, Half & Half
Remove the casings from the sausage and brown the meat in a skillet, then put aside in a stockpot. Then in the same skillet, cook the bacon (until crisp) and onions side by side, and put the onions in the stockpot. Chop up the cooked bacon and also putting in the pot. Add the prepared potatoes, chicken broth, minced garlic, and water and let boil for about 30 minutes, until the potatoes were tender. Then add the kale and half & half and let simmer another 15 minutes or so until the kale is tender as well.