Creamy Zuppa Toscana with Cheddar Waffles

Ingredients

• 1 yellow onion (small, diced)
• mini gold potatoes (washed and sliced; amount not stated (large potatoes may be cubed instead))
• 0.5 bunch kale (washed and chopped)
• 0.5 pack bacon (diced; cook until crispy, then remove from pot; save the rest of the pack for later)
• 1 lb hot sausage (mild sausage may be used instead)
• fresh garlic (amount not stated)
• garlic powder (a little, for soup; amount not stated)
• onion powder (amount not stated)
• Italian seasoning (amount not stated; used in soup and waffles)
• smoked paprika (amount not stated)
• black pepper (amount not stated)
• 0.25 cup all-purpose flour (let it brown for a couple of minutes)
• 5 cup chicken broth
• 2 cup heavy cream
• Krusty’s pancake mix (amount not stated; used to make waffles)
• garlic powder (a little, for waffles; amount not stated)
• cheddar cheese (amount not stated; added to waffle batter)

Steps

1. 1

   Dice the small yellow onion. Wash and slice the mini gold potatoes; if using larger potatoes, cut them into cubes instead. Wash and chop about half a bunch of kale, and dice about half a pack of bacon.

2. 2

   Add the diced bacon to a large pot and cook until crispy. Remove the bacon from the pot and set it aside, leaving the bacon grease in the pot.

3. 3

   Add the diced onion to the bacon grease and sauté it.

4. 4

   Add the hot sausage (or mild sausage) to the pot. Cook until browned.

5. 5

   Add the fresh garlic, garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, smoked paprika, and black pepper.

6. 6

   Add the all-purpose flour and let it brown for a couple of minutes.

7. 7

   Add the chopped kale and sliced potatoes to the pot.

8. 8

   Pour in the chicken broth and heavy cream. Bring the soup to a boil and cook until the potatoes are fork-tender.

9. 9

   Stir the reserved crispy bacon back into the soup.

10. 10

    Prepare waffle batter with the Krusty’s pancake mix, following the package directions. Add garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and cheddar cheese. Cook the batter in a waffle maker until the waffles are done; exact quantities and waffle-making directions were not stated.

11. 11

    Serve the creamy soup with the cheddar waffles.

Notes

The source does not give an amount for the potatoes, sausage-seasoning additions, pancake mix, waffle garlic powder, Italian seasoning, or cheddar, and does not specify waffle batter proportions or cooking instructions. Waffle preparation and serving are included as minimal connective actions based on the stated dish and ingredients.

Nutrition per serving

• soup
• main
• comfort food
• fall
• stovetop
• savory waffles