Toscana Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons chicken soup base 
• 1.3 teaspoons garlic minced
• 0.3 cup heavy cream 
• 2 cups kale sliced
• 0.8 cup onion diced
• 12 links spicy pork sausage sliced
• 2  potatoes halved sliced
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 
• 4 cups water 

Equipment

• baking sheet
• sauce pan
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
2. Place sausage links on a baking sheet and bake 25 minutes, or until cooked through. Slice into 1/2 inch slices.
3. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
4. Saute onions until translucent; add garlic and cook 1 minute.
5. Stir in broth, water and potatoes; simmer 15 minutes.
6. Reduce heat to low and add sausage, kale and cream; simmer until heated through and serve.