Toscana Soup

(like Olive Garden's)

1 lb. Italian sausage
8 ounces smoked bacon, chopped
5 cups water
4 chicken boullion cubes
3 large potatoes, scrubbed, cut into quarters, and thinly sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
2 cups fresh spinach, chopped
2 cups half and half

Brown sausage, drain and set aside. Fry bacon, drain and set aside. Mix water, boullion cubes, potatoes, garlic and onion in a pot. Simmer over medium heat, about 10-15 minutes. Add sausage and bacon. Simmer 10 minutes. Add spinach and half and half. Season with salt and pepper. Heat through but do not allow to boil.