Tuscan Potato Soup - Easy To Make Vegetarian!

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb hot italian sausages (vegetarians use sausage-flavored meat substiture like "gimme lean") or 1 lb vegetarian sausage, casing removed (vegetarians use sausage-flavored meat substiture like "gimme lean")
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 1 lb red potatoes, well scrubbed and cut into 1/2 inch chunks
• 6 garlic cloves, crushed
• 6 cups vegetable broth
• 2 cups kale, cleaned and roughly chopped
• 2 cups whole milk (skim or soy may be used)
• 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes (optional)
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 brown the sausage in the bottom of a large stock pot, breaking it up with a utensil as you go.
• 2 once meat is no longer pink, add onions and continue to saute until they are translucent (if using meat substitute, you may wish to add a few teaspoons of olive oil to prevent sticking).
• 3 add potatoes and garlic to the pot and stir to incorporate them. once garlic becomes fragrant, add the vegetable stock and red pepper (if using) and bring to a boil.
• 4 once potatoes are tender, add chopped kale and cover the pot. once the kale has wilted, remove the pot from heat, add milk and season with salt and pepper.
• 5 for vegetarian use only the vegetarian sausage. note they do not have casings.