10/01/2026
🥣 CREAMY TUSCAN SAUSAGE & POTATO SOUP
Creamy broth, savory sausage, tender potatoes, garlic, Parmesan, and spinach in every spoonful. ❤️
This is the kind of dinner that tastes like it simmered all afternoon—but you can have it on the table in about **40 minutes**.
Perfect with warm crusty bread for soaking up every last drop.
📌 SAVE THIS FOR A COLD OR BUSY NIGHT.
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🛒 INGREDIENTS
• 1 lb (450 g) Italian sausage, casings removed
• 1 tbsp olive oil, if needed
• 1 small onion, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1½ lb (680 g) Yukon Gold or baby potatoes, thinly sliced
• 4 cups (950 ml) chicken stock
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• ½ tsp crushed red pepper/chilli flakes — optional
• 1 cup (240 ml) heavy/double cream
• ½ cup (50 g) finely grated Parmesan
• 3 cups (90 g) fresh baby spinach
• Salt and black pepper, to taste
FOR SERVING:
• Extra Parmesan
• Chopped parsley
• Crusty bread
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👩🍳 DIRECTIONS
1️⃣ Heat a large pot over medium-high heat.
Add the sausage and cook for about **5–7 minutes**, breaking it into bite-size crumbles, until browned and cooked through.
Transfer excess grease out of the pot if necessary.
2️⃣ Add the onion and cook for **3–4 minutes** until softened.
Add garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
3️⃣ Pour in the chicken stock, then add potatoes, Italian seasoning, and optional chilli flakes.
4️⃣ Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for **12–15 minutes**, or until the potatoes are fork-tender.
5️⃣ Reduce the heat to low. Stir in the heavy/double cream and Parmesan.
Let it warm gently for 2–3 minutes. Avoid a hard boil once the cream is added.
6️⃣ Add the spinach and stir until just wilted.
7️⃣ Taste and season with salt and plenty of freshly cracked black pepper.
8️⃣ Ladle into bowls and finish with extra Parmesan and parsley.
🥖 Serve with thick slices of toasted or crusty bread.
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🔥 WANT IT EVEN BETTER?
🥓 Add crispy bacon on top.
🍄 Add sliced mushrooms with the onion.
🌶️ Use hot Italian sausage for extra heat.
🥬 Swap spinach for chopped kale and simmer it a little longer.
🧀 Add extra Parmesan for an even richer broth.
🍲 MAKES: About 6 servings
Would you go for **EXTRA PARMESAN 🧀** or **EXTRA SAUSAGE 🌭** on your bowl?
📌 Save this recipe for soup season.
👥 Send it to someone who never says no to a big bowl of creamy soup.