Creamy Italian Sausage Soup for Healing – Zuppa!

Posted on by Maranda

Zuppa! The Final Frontier!

My family’s favorite soup is here to share. There are probably a ton of these recipes floating on the internet because of restaurant copycats and whatnot. But I’ve tweaked this to my own liking, with magical intent to bring family close together, and it is delicious.

Every time I make this soup, I think of family. Bringing family together, sharing stories, laughter, and making memories. This soup is one of my back-pocket recipes that I love to share.

When my Mom passed away, there was a lot of chaos and sadness, as is with any close family loss. I felt I couldn’t do enough for my Father or family. In the midst of the goings on, I offered to cook for him and my siblings a couple of times. Once was some Sicilian Caponata – to be shared soon. The other was this Zuppa.

When everyone gathered to eat, I concentrated on all the times my Mom cooked for us. I teared up as I wished for us all to eat this and have at least a brief reprieve from the grief – and I feel it worked. Even my Father focused on the meal. He started to talk about his own upbringing and things his Sicilian family cooked as he grew up. It was a wonderful moment of clarity, family, and love.

I knew in my heart that this meal brought some happiness and healing to us all.

Ingredients

When making this, you can alwats sub out ingredients for allergy purposes. I have used coconut milk in this before, and it turned out just as delicious.
  • Stockpot with lid is required
  • 2 TBS Olive Oil
  • 48oz Chicken Broth
  • 1 Cup of unsweetened heavy cream
  • 1lb ground hot Italian sausage
  • 5 strips bacon, cut into small 1/2″ pieces
  • 1 cup kale, chopped
  • 3 – 4 red potatoes, cut into small chunks
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 TBS minced garlic
  • 2 TBS dried Italian herb blend or;
    • 2 tsp Oregano
    • 2 tsp Parsley
    • 2 tsp Basil
    • 2 tsp rosemary
  • Salt and Black Pepper to taste
  • Your Cauldron 🙂
  • Healing, Divine Connection
  • I have used up to 64oz to make a bigger batch
  • Healing, Purification
  • Related to Grounding
  • Also a pork product related to grounding
  • Abundance, Health
  • Grounding, Nourishment
  • Protection, Warding off Negativity
  • Protection, Strength
  • See Below:
    • Peace
    • Purification, Luck
    • Luck, Love, Prosperity
    • Remembrance, Family
  • Final Touches of Protection and Power to the meal’s intention

Directions

While cooking, take your time to focus on fond memories of your family and friends. You can also focus on bringing in protection and abundance of love into your home. I normally don’t have any incantations with this; just feel the powers of this recipe as it simmers and releases its energies. This is one of my favorite recipes, so I usually incorporate the ingredients to how I feel in the moment. Feel free to be creative and form your own intentions with it!

  • Place a large stockpot or dutch oven on your stove, and turn it on to medium heat.
    • Add the olive oil to the pot. Let it heat up!
      • The oil has a slight shimmer to it and moves more quickly in the pot when heated.
  • Add the diced onions and garlic.
    • Stir them a little bit to incorporate the oil. 
  • Add some salt and black pepper to your liking, along with the herbs (Italian Blend).  
    • Advised: 1/2 tablespoon of salt since bacon and sausage can have a lot of sodium.
    • Bloom the herbs’ flavors by cooking and stirring them for about one minute.
  • Add celery and cook for another few minutes, until they are soft and the onions are golden and translucent.
  • Add the bacon pieces to the pot and stir them in. Let the bacon cook all the way through until crispy, about five minutes. 
  • Add the ground sausage by pinching small pieces off into the pot. This may take a minute, but it is easier to incorporate into the pot. You can also use a meat chopper to break it up more.
  • Stir occasionally for another five minutes, or until ground sausage is cooked all the way through. 
  • Take the chicken broth and add to the pot, slowly. Scrape the bottom of the pot as your pour to mix in any brown bits.
    • When you open a container of broth, you can poke a hole on the top with a knife. As you pour the broth in from its opening, the hole creates airflow and allows it to pour more smoothly. 
  • Give the pot another good stir.
  • Slowly add the potatoes.
  • Place the lid onto the stockpot. Set a timer for 20 minutes. Bump the heat to high so the soup comes to a boil. 
  • Allow the soup to boil – this will also cook the potatoes. 
  • Once the timer is up, check a potato with a fork to see if they are done. If not, add additional time as needed.
    • Five minute increments are best as to not end up with dissolved or mushy potatoes.
  • Once the potatoes are cooked, remove the lid. 
  • Add chopped kale and the cream. Stir.
  • Allow to cook for an additional five minutes, so that kale is bright green and cooked. 

Turn stove off, and grab your favorite soup bowl! Mangia!

I served this prior to Christmas / Yule and never had a chance to post it. The holidays this year were very busy, and I chose to take a break from a lot of computer / screen time (other than work). I do hope everyone has had a wonderful end of 2025. Remember to be kind to yourselves. Maybe a warm bowl of this soup will put smiles on your faces.

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