Description
Warm up on a cold day with a bowl of Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup. This copycat recipe will hit the spot on a cold winter’s day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb turkey Italian sausage, casing removed and cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 large russet baking potatoes, sliced in half and then in 1/4 inch slices
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 strips of thick cut turkey bacon
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 cups kale, veins removed and cut into thin ribbons
- 32 oz can chicken broth
- 2.5 cups water
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Step: Slice uncooked sausage into small pieces and brown in your soup pot.
- Step: Remove the sausage from the pot and add onions, garlic, and cook until browned.
- Step: Add chicken broth and water to the pot and stir.
- Step: Place sausage back in the pot along with the potatoes and simmer for about 30 minutes until the potatoes are soft.
- Step: While the soup is cooking, brown bacon in a small skillet and cut into small pieces.
- Step: When potatoes are soft, add bacon, kale, and heavy cream to the pot.
- Step: Season the soup with salt and pepper.
- Step: Simmer for another 10 minutes or until heated through.
- Step: Serve with crusty bread and/or crackers.
Notes
For a lighter version, you can replace the heavy cream with coconut milk.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 610 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 871 mg
- Fat: 58 g
- Saturated Fat: 27 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 28 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 19 g
- Cholesterol: 153 mg
Keywords: Olive Garden, Zuppa Toscana, copycat, creamy soup, kale and potato soup