Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 1 pound mild or hot ground Italian sausage
  • ½ pound bacon
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion (finely diced (approximately ½ cup))
  • 3 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 24 ounces chicken stock
  • 3 cups kale (chopped)
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes (crushed )
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 ½ cup heavy cream
  • 1 large cauliflower head (diced into small florets)
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese (grated (garnish))

Instruction

  • Chop bacon into little pieces, then in a large skillet, over medium heat, cook the bacon and brown the ground sausage together until cooked through.
  • Drain grease, and transfer sausage and bacon into a 6-quart slow cooker.
  • In the same skillet, add olive oil and onions and saute until translucent and fragrant
  • Add the onions, chicken stock, kale, crushed red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper to the slow cooker. Mix until combined.
  • Cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours.
  • With 1-1 1/2 hours of cooking time left, add cauliflower to the slow cooker.
  • After cooking time is up add the heavy cream and mix until combined.
  • Taste, season with salt and pepper as needed, to taste
  • Serve hot garnished with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese