Description
This Zuppa Toscana recipe (inspired by the classic dish at The Olive Garden) is easy to make, full of the most delicious zesty Italian flavors, and so cozy and comforting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground turkey Italian sausage
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 medium white onion, peeled and diced
- 1.5 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, diced
- 5 to 6 cups chicken stock
- 2 to 3 cups chopped fresh kale
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- fine sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper
- 6 pieces turkey bacon, cooked and crumbled
Instructions
- Step: Cook turkey sausage in a large stockpot over medium-high heat until browned and cooked through, breaking the sausage into small pieces as it cooks.
- Step: Use a slotted spoon to transfer the cooked sausage to a separate plate, reserving 1 tablespoon grease in the stockpot for later, and discarding the excess grease. Set aside.
- Step: Add onions to the stockpot (with the grease), and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Step: Add garlic, and sauté for 1 minute, stirring occasionally.
- Step: Add the potatoes, chicken stock, and cooked turkey sausage, and continue cooking until the mixture reaches a simmer.
- Step: Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 10 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender.
- Step: Stir in the kale and cream, and simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
- Step: Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Step: Serve warm, garnished with the turkey bacon bits.
Notes
For Instant Pot: Use sauté function for sausage and onion, add potatoes, garlic, and stock, pressure cook on High for 5 minutes, quick release, and stir in cream and kale. For Crock-Pot: Brown sausage and onion, transfer all except cream and kale to slow cooker, cook on low for 5–6 hours or high for 2–3 hours, then stir in cream and kale for 10 minutes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 380 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 850 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg
Keywords: Zuppa Toscana, Olive Garden copycat, Italian soup, creamy potato kale soup, comforting soup