Tuscan Comfort Soup

Sausage, Potato, Red Pepper, Spinach

Tuscan Comfort Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp, olive oil

• 1/2, white onion

• 4, cloves of garlic (minced)

• 1, red bell pepper

• 4, Yukon Gold Potatoes

• 3, Italian Style or Ham Smokies (Cubed or Taken out of casing to crumble)

• 2 handfuls, chopped spinach (add at the very end)

• 1 quart, low sodium chicken stock

• 500 mL, water

• 1.5 tsp + more to taste, salt

• 1 tsp, black pepper

• 2 tsp, oregano

• 1 tsp, fennel

• 2 tsp, paprika

• 1 tsp, crushed chili flake

Instructions

Prepare all your ingredients: cut them to the same size: approx. 1” cubes.

Preheat a large stock pot to high heat, add your oil and sauté your onions and peppers. After a few minutes of stirring and cooking, add your garlic.

Next add your potatoes, sausage, seasonings and stocks/water. Bring to boil.

Bring the heat to low until the potatoes are fork tender and cooked through. Add your chopped spinach, stir and remove from heat.

To serve, add a dollop of greek yogurt or sharp cheese with toasted garlic bread.

Bonne Bouffe!

-Véronique