Copycat Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup Recipe
Our version of Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana soup - now you can make this restaurant favorite right at home!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Best Soup Recipe, Copycat Olive Garden recipe, Copycat Recipe, Favorite soup recipe, Soup
Servings: 6
Calories: 585kcal
- 1 pound Italian sausage casings removed
- 4 slices thick bacon diced into small pieces
- 1 sweet onion diced
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- 3 russet potatoes scrubbed and rinsed then sliced into halves, then halves diced into 1/4-inch slices
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 ½ cups half and half
- 2 cups packed kale chopped
- ¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese optional garnish
Heat large stockpot over medium-high heat. Crumble sausage into 1-inch pieces and add to pot.
Cook sausage, stirring occasionally until cooked through.
Drain sausage onto a plate or baking dish lined with paper towels, set sausage aside.
Add diced bacon and chopped onion to stockpot and saute mixture until bacon is cooked through and onions are translucent, about 3 - 5 minutes longer.
Add chicken broth, water, sliced potatoes, garlic, and salt and pepper.
Bring soup just to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low and stir in cooked sausage.
Cover stockpot and simmer, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are nearly tender, about 10 - 15 minutes.
Add in kale then simmer until potatoes are soft and kale is tender, about 5 - 10 minutes longer.
Stir in half and half and warm through.
Serve warm topped with Parmesan cheese.
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If you are looking for a healthier alternative, I recommend adding turkey sausage instead of Italian beef or pork sausage.
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You can also substitute the bacon for turkey bacon. It does cook a little differently so read the instructions on how to prepare it.
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You could also add your favorite vegetables (even ones not on the ingredients list) to this recipe. I love adding thinly sliced carrots and zucchini to mine.
Calories: 585kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 99mg | Sodium: 864mg | Potassium: 962mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 256IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 162mg | Iron: 2mg