Zuppa Toscano IP

This delicious Soup is one of our favorites, and probably one of the fastest and easiest that I have made.
Here is the link to my Greek Bread that is what we drove with it. I guess the one hour fast roll recipe would work well for the sticks if ya have time.
Greek Bread Breville or oven.

1- 1/2 lbs Sweet Spicy Italian sausage (mild can be used as well)
Optional….3 pieces of Bacon chopped.
1 onion chopped 1/3“ to 1/4” pieces.
3 cloves Garlic minced.
4 white Potatoes finely sliced in food processor or mandolin..they should be almost see through and ply-able ), you could even run the onion through the same blade if you want.
5 big leaves of Kale chopped into about 1-2” pieces. (Or 1 1/2 5 Oz bags)
6 cups Chicken broth. Bone broth works just as well.
1 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
2 Tbsp low sodium Better than Bullion Chicken flavor .
Salt and Pepper to taste….(go easy on the salt because bacon and sausage and broth have salt).
Pinch of Nutmeg (only a small pinch because nutmeg takes over really fast and flavor comes out when it’s heated)

Garnish: Parmesan cheese or grated Parmigiano/Reggiano Cheese (Deli or fresh grated is best )

Serve with hot Sauce or Red Pepper Flakes.

While you can use the IP to sauté your Meat, I use a good frying pan, just because it’s faster and more efficient.
Break up Sausage and Bacon together and sauté til almost done and a little brown to give the soup more flavor. If you have used Bacon ….spoon off all but a couple of Tbsp fat, and reserve it in case you want to add some back in later. No When the sausage is done, deglaze the pan with a few Tbsp water. Add it to the Pot with the meat. Add all other ingredients as well as the Cream.

Put the Lid on. Set the time for 2 min. When it’s done allow for 5 min NPR. (natural pressure release) .
Serve with Parmesan and hot sauce or flakes.

This is from a batch where I added the Bacon. I always sauté the meat before adding it to the Pot.
Deglazing the pan is an important step?
Always add the Meat on the Bottom first then layer the rest.
Add sliced Potatoes onions and Garlic.

This pic is from another batch. If you want, you can quickly sauté the onions and garlic, but it doesn’t make a lot of difference in the taste.
Add the broth then the Cream on top.

Serve with my Greek Bread! Greek Bread Breville or oven.