This is a guest post by a great chef and one of the most fun and funniest people I know, Melanie. This looks so delish! Thanks, Mel. 1 lb bulk Italian sausage, browned and drained
2 cans chicken broth
1 cup water
1/4 cup onion, chopped
3 large russet potatoes, cubed
1 garlic clove, minced
Bacon bits
1 cup whipping cream
Kale
Place Italian sausage, chicken broth, garlic, potatoes and onion in slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours until potatoes are cooked and soft. Add desired amount of bacon bits, whipping cream and cut up kale right before serving. Top with your choice of cheese; serve with fresh bread. Makes 8 servings.
Review:
I like to add mushrooms, and mild sausage but if you prefer hot sausage go for it. I also don't like a lot of onions but feel free to add more to spice things up a little. I give this dish 4 stars.
19 comments:
i make this all the time but w/o the mushrooms .
When I saw this yesterday, I had to make it! This was fantastic! I didn't have kale, so I substituted spinach leaves. Why this dish doesn't have five stars is beyond me! :-)
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Is that supposed to be 1/2 cup bacon bits? This sounds amazing, I can't wait to try it!!!
My husband LOVED this!
I went out and bought all the ingredients today. Can't wait to make this tomorrow!
Made this tonight with homemade turkey sausage (from another online recipe), dried mushrooms (that I soaked and added the water to the mix for added flavor), and turkey bacon diced up. It is a VERY good recipe for a slow cooker and to freeze as well.
Just a tip on Kale, it is easy to grow and winters over. I've had my Kale in my garden boxes in Utah and they are going into their 3rd winter! Our chickens love it too. They always line up at the fence when I'm bringing the kale to them. It is a great producer.
This was just as good, if not better than the Olive Garden version. I doubled my recipe/ingredients, and use one package of hot and one package of mild sausage to mix it up. I also omitted the bacon bits in mine. This was great and so easy! I can't wait to make it again. Thanks for posting this.
Does this work on the low setting for 2x the time? I may have to try it, but am away from home longer than 4 hours during the day.
Thank you! I was hoping to find a crockpot version of this. Can't wait to try it!
We had this for dinner tonight, and it was a hit!
2 cans of chicken broth: What size cans?
1 cup of water, chopped???
this sounds awesome love how you shared your own tips as well
Do you think it would work just as well if I used evaporated milk? I hate the idea of all the calories and fat in heavy cream - although I'm sure it tastes wonderful. I also like the idea of using spinach instead of kale. I don't think I could sneak kale past my husband, but he likes spinach.
I know I am SUPER late to this party, but I made this recipe a couple nights ago, and it was AMAZING!
The only difference is I had mine on low for 8 hours because I am at work all day, and it turned out great :)
Just as good as Olive Garden!
Delicious! I used whole milk instead of cream and it was fabulous.
I must be sausage- dumb. Do you mean the ground crumbled kind, or the link kind?
Just the ground kind works best.
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