Ingredients

1. 1 lb ground sausage (1/2 hot sausage links and 1/2 mild sausage links)
2. 1 cups heavy whipping cream
3. 4 cups chicken base
4. 3-4 qts water
5. 4 ea. washed medium potatoes, cut in half lengthwise then cut into 1/4 inch slices
6. 6 slices of bacon cut into bite-size pieces
7. 3/4 cup diced onions
8. 2 Tbsp garlic
9. 3-4 cups kale leaves, cut in small bite-size pieces

Directions

1. Remove sausage from casing and cook until done in cast iron skillet.  Add meat to crock pot.  Keep skillet to fry up bacon.
2. Place water, chicken base, and whipping cream, in crock pot and turn on high.
3. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise (do not remove skins), then cut at an angle into 1/4 inch slices and place into crock pot.
4. Place onions and bacon in the cast iron skillet and cook over medium heat until onions are almost clear.
5. Add garlic and cook an additional 1 minute.
6. Add bacon mixture to soup.
7. Cook soup until potatoes are tender.
8. Place kale in soup 10 minutes before serving.

By Wendy Fama