Zuppa Toscana Copycat Recipe

Olive Garden has a soup I love, Zuppa Toscana, and it's surprisingly easy to make. This is a copy cat recipe for Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana.
Zuppa Toscana

1 lb. ground Italian sausage 
2 large russet baking potatoes, cut up
1 large onion, chopped 
1/4 c. bacon bit (optional) 
2 garlic cloves, minced 
2 c. kale, chopped 
16 oz. cans chicken broth 
1 quart water 
1 c. heavy whipping cream

Brown sausage in a skillet. In a large pot combine cooked sausage with all the other ingredients, except the heavy whipping cream and kale. Simmer until potatoes are soft. Once the potatoes are soft stir in the heavy whipping cream and chopped kale. Let simmer 5 more minutes, then serve.

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White Chicken Chili
1lb chicken - boiled and shredded
1 medium onion chopped
2 cans Navy Beans
2 cans Northern Beans
1 can Rotel
with chilies
1 can chicken broth
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp chili powder
1 1/2 garlic powder


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1 can cheddar cheese soup
1 can cream style corn (I like corn so next time I am going to use 2 cans)
2 cans of half and half
1 can of milk (OR you can do all milk or all half and half for the milk and half and half)
diced up cooked ham or cooked bacon (can use jar of real bacon bits)
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Thyme (sprinkle) (1 tsp+)
Basil
Pepper

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.