Recipe: Yummy Italian Sausage Potato Cream Soup

Italian Sausage Potato Cream Soup. One soup we anticipate making rather often is our creamy Italian sausage and potato soup. Russet potatoes add some density while fresh kale adds a nice pop of color and freshness. To make the soup a little richer, we've added heavy cream and boy does it make all the difference.

This cheesy, creamy, and comforting sausage potato soup is loaded with Italian sausage, golden baby potatoes, veggies, and a cheesy cream base. My take on the famous "cheeseburger soup". This hearty soup pairs perfectly with a lighter side dish like a salad. You can have Italian Sausage Potato Cream Soup using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Italian Sausage Potato Cream Soup

1. It's 3 of each Idaho potatoes -- diced small (1 ¼ pounds).
2. It's 2 ounces of butter.
3. Prepare 1 of each leek - whites only- washed well -- finely diced.
4. It's 1 of each small onion -- finely diced.
5. It's 5 cloves of garlic -- finely chopped.
6. Prepare 1/2 cup of flour.
7. You need 40 ounces of chicken stock.
8. Prepare 1/8 teaspoon of thyme.
9. You need 1/2 teaspoon of fennel seed.
10. You need 8 fluid ounces of cream.
11. You need 1 teaspoon of salt.
12. You need 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.
13. It's 8 ounces of Hot Italian pork sausage links- Cooked -- Cut in half on a bias/ half moon shape (You can Double the sausage if desired).
14. You need 1 cup of parmesan cheese.
15. You need 3 tablespoons of parsley - chopped fine.

Now this soup is packed with spicy Italian sausage, potatoes and hearty spinach - a complete meal in a single bowl. The only downside of this recipe is that the leftovers were not enough. Next time I'll just have to double the batch and load up on that side of crusty bread to go along with it! This BEST potato soup and a reader favorite recipe!

Italian Sausage Potato Cream Soup instructions

1. In a sauce pan melt the butter and add the onions, leeks and garlic then cook until light brown..
2. Cook off the sausage cool and cut in half on a bias/ half moon shape..
3. Dust with flour and stir together and cook to make a compound roux. (About 1 minute).
4. Add the diced potatoes, chicken stock, thyme, fennel seed salt and pepper then simmer for 15-20 minutes then add the cream..
5. Add the sausage, parmesan cheese until the cheese is melted..
6. Add the parsley. Adjust the salt and pepper as needed.

So creamy, so hearty and so comforting. Extra delicious when topped with cheddar and bacon. Once potatoes are soft add thickened milk mixture to potato soup mixture and stir. Add sour cream and mix well. Easy potato soup recipe with Italian sausage, potatoes, garlic, and kale.