Bek's Spicy Tuscan Soup

This is a recipe I make frequently; there's something very satisfying and comforting in a spicy thick (meat & potatoes) soup. Both to taste and to look at. It's great because as long as you have the main ingredients, you can adjust it for what you have in your kitchen. I don't always use the cream and it's just as delicious, and most of the time I'll add a couple of fresh jalapenos (cored and removed before serving) to make it extra spicy. I always cook it with spinach because it works so well here. I don't use beans, but as it is here, I like to use the Johnsonville spicy sausages for this recipe.

This was delicious! I used Mexican chorizo for the spicy sausage, and only half of it, since I know just how spicy it is. Loved the chorizo with the potatoes. All great flavors.

This soup has been in a cookbook for me to try for ages, and I finally did. It is very delicious and nicely spicy. I used my own broth, made without salt, and beans that I cooked myself from dried, and found that this was sufficiently salty, no additional salt needed. I also used just half the sausage, although I might add more to the leftovers. The soup is very thick and I ended up adding some water (my broth is very rich and this did not thin out the flavor). I did add some chopped lovage with the potatoes - that adds a little bite also and worked very nicely. I just downed one big bowl and am heading back to the kitchen for another. Lovely and warming on a cold afternoon.

Delicious Soup....I misread the recipe and added both the tomatoes with chilis AND the diced tomatoes. Turned out very good. I made this for my family visiting from out of state and everyone wanted the recipe.

Oh man! This soup was so good! I'd give it a thousand stars if I could! I did change a few things. I used bite sized chicken chunks instead of sausage (didn't have any). I threw in some chopped fresh basil, and used fresh diced tomatoes. And to serve I topped the bowls with shredded Parmesan cheese and chives. Yummy!!!!