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Better than Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup

Are you an Olive Garden fan? If you are a zuppa toscana soup and salad fan, please come join me for this one.

Four years ago, I came across a recipe that made me think that it might be as good as the Olive Garden version.

I have never looked back.

You know, I made a few changes to make it my own…and perhaps duplicate a closer version to the Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana soup.

There are just some evenings or lunches when a warm bowl of soup just says, “lets stay at home in comfort and quiet to enjoy this one.”

zuppa toscano soup in bowl on placemat

Are you like that?

This one is the perfect answer for those times.

Zuppa Toscana Soup

Filled with Italian sausage, potatoes, a great broth and a bit of kale…yes, please!]

Off to the grocery I go with list in tow to gather ingredients to make this home happy when this soup hits the table.

My husband’s favorite meal if I made it every night would be soup.

This one? At the top of his soup favorite list.

bowl of zuppa toscano soup

Zuppa Toscana Soup

A wonderful and flavorful soup filled with Italian sausage, potatoes and kale.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Soup
Cuisine Italian
Servings 12 C

Equipment

  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 chef's knife
  • 1 garlic press
  • 1 liquid measuring cup
  • 1 set measuring spoons
  • 1 Dutch oven or soup pot
  • 1 Stove

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Italian ground sausage, mild or spicy
  • 1/2 C white onion, diced
  • 4 T butter
  • 1 T garlic, minced
  • 6 C chicken broth
  • 5 medium Yukon potatoes, cut into 1/2" slices cut crosswise in rounds
  • 1 T salt, or more to taste
  • 1 t ground black pepper
  • 2 C heavy cream or half and half
  • 4 C kale, chopped
  • grated Parmesan cheese for serving

Instructions
 

  • Measure all ingredients before beginning.
    TIP: Remove casings fro sausage if they have them, and use a meat chopper to break sausage up as it browns.
    ingredients for zuppa toscana soup
  • In a large pot or Dutch oven, saute' sausage until brown, breaking up into fine pieces.
    browning sausage for zuppa toscano soup
  • While sausage is browning, chop onion, kale, slice potatoes, measure chicken broth, cream and seasonings, and mince garlic.
    potatoes, butter, onions and garlic for toscano soup
  • When browned, move sausage to a bowl and set aside.
  • Leaving the sausage drippings in the pot, add the butter and onion and saute over medium heat until translucent for a couple of minutes.
  • Add garlic to the mixture and saute for another minute to bloom the garlic.
  • Add in chicken broth, potatoes, salt, pepper, and bring to a boil.
  • Boil about 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
  • Stir in kale, heavy cream and sausage and continue to cook for a few minutes longer to meld flavors.
    kale, cream and sausage to add to zuppa toscano copycat soup
  • Taste to see if additional salt or pepper are needed.
  • Add to soup bowls and top with grated Parmesan cheese.
    bowl of toscano soup with spoon
  • Serve immediately and enjoy!

Notes

A flavorful sausage soup that we love more than Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana soup. Quick, easy and full of so much flavor. 
Feel free to add the level of spicy desired with sausage selected.
Enjoy!
Keyword healthy, Italian soup, Sausage soup, Toscana soup, Zuppa Toscana soup

Is Zuppa Toscana soup among your favorite soups?

If you haven’t tried it, I hope you give this recipe a try.

bowl of toscano soup with spoon

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The perfect soup for cold winter evenings.

A better than Olive Garden version of Zuppa Toscano Soup.

A great menu item for friends for lunch.

Bookclub gathering suppers love this recipe.

There you have it my friends.

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May this soup create happy moments for those who have their feet under your table. I’m sure it will be served again here soon.

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