Sausage, Kale & Gnocchi Soup

Wow. This came out incredibly. Got rave reviews from the man of the house. Original recipe found here.

Ingredients

• 1 pound of ground hot italian sausage (definitely go for the hot sausage)
• 1 small white onion, diced
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 3 cups of kale, roughly chopped and stems removed
• 1 pound of gnocchi
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• salt and pepper, to taste
• freshly shaved Parmesan. 

Instructions

1. Add hot sausage and diced onion to a large stockpot.  Cook over medium-high heat until the sausage is browned.  Drain out any excess grease.
2. Add in the chicken stock and bring the mixture to a simmer (still over medium-high heat).  Once it reaches a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low and add the kale and gnocchi and stir to combine.  Continue cooking for 5 minutes. 
3. Stir in the heavy cream.  Season to taste with salt and pepper.
4. Serve warm with freshly shaved Parmesan

My Rating: ★★★★★

Another winner here. Simple. Easy. Delicious. It's hard to beat that. 

Crockpot Sausage Tortellini

Sausage Tortellini

 Delicious! Delicious! Delicious! How many times do I need to say delicious until you decide to try this recipe?? Thank you to recipemothers for this amazing find!

Photo credit: Recipe Mothers

• 32 ounces chicken broth
• 20 oz package of favorite tortellini
• 1 lb spicy Italian sausage, cooked
• 2 cans diced tomatoes 
• Basil, garlic & Oregano, to taste
• 8 oz. cream cheese (try neufchatel or 1/3 fat cream cheese), softened
• grated parmesan cheese for toppings

1. Brown sausage and put into crock pot with tortellini. 
2. Pour the tomatoes, including liquid, and broth into crock pot. 
3. Add softened cream cheese in chunks. And stir well. Make sure that the tortellini is covered with liquid
4. Cook on LOW for 4 1/2 hours. Stir at 2 hours, and again at 4 hours, remove the lid for last half hour of cooking to allow the sauce to thicken up.

My review: ★★★★★

There is nothing about this recipe that I didn't love. It was easy, it was delicious. Absolutely amazing. I loved it. The man of the house loved it. The kids even gobbled it up. A real winner here.