Better Than Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana
Recipe Source: Steak N Potatoes Kinda Gurl
- 4 slices bacon, diced
- 1 lb ground hot Italian sausage
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 cups (32 oz) chicken stock
- 3 cups russet potatoes, cubed
- 3/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups kale, washed and cut into bite size pieces
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- Parmesan cheese, grated, to taste
Add the onion to the pan; saute until translucent; add garlic; saute until fragrant. Add the bacon and sausage back into the pot.
Stir in the stock and potatoes, season with salt and pepper, and simmer for about 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Add kale and heavy whipping cream. Bring to a simmer. Top with Parmesan cheese, when serving.
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what do you do with the bacon after youve cooked it? Is it a garnish?
ReplyDeleteRead the directions, it explains all
DeleteBe sure to use the better than bouillon chicken paste to make your own stock and it knocks the soup out the park!!!
DeleteWhoops! I fixed that, sorry. The bacon and sausage get added back to the pot when you add the potatoes and stock. Thanks for bringing to my attention :)
ReplyDeleteSig this sounds AWESOME! I ♥ the one at Olive Garden, but I'm thinking yours sounds way better. YUMMO!!
ReplyDeleteMy hubby would be a very happy man if I made this for him. Looks delicious and I've although I've never had the Olive Garden version I'm sure yours is better!
ReplyDeletethis sounds fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI made this soup this afternoon and it was fabulous! We all had to stop ourselves from going back for more again and again. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThis is a heart attack waiting to happen but what a way to go!
ReplyDeleteThis soup is one of my favorites at Olive Garden so thank you for sharing your version of it. It is just as good if not better than the original. My husband could not stop wanting more. He was about to head out the door but kept coming back for more and more haha. He loved it! Thank you again for this wonderful recipe! It is now a permanent rotation our household.
ReplyDeleteUsually how many people does this recipe serve?
ReplyDelete4 bowls
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ReplyDeleteFound your recipe via Pinterest and tried it tonight for the first time. HOLY CRAP...THAT WAS AWESOME!! Definitely a keeper in my house. Thanks for sharing :-)
ReplyDeleteIf I had to make this a couple hours ahead of time, how do you suppose it would taste if just left on the stove? And then of course turn the stove back on for a quick reheat before serving. Will it overly thicken or do you think it will be just fine?
ReplyDeleteProbably too late now, but it will be fine. Just don't add the cream, baccon and kale until you reheat it. My large family loves this soup,so I make a lot at one time, but then split it to freeze some - and I add the kale bacon and cream when I make it again. The reason is because the kale can get overcooked, then it is thin and sorta mushy - think of wet baby greens - and the bacon gets soft and chewey and the flavor goes into the soup, but not much left in the bacon itself. Your cream would probably be fine, but freezing it makes it separate. Good Luck!!
DeleteI substituted chicken for the sausage and it was delicious if not better than the original!
ReplyDeleteI have made this over and over, and when I went back to Olive Garden, I didn't even think it tasted that great. This is much better. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI am using ground beef since I have it on hand. We have 13 inches of snow here in Michigan so I am not venturing out for pork sausage when I am not a huge fan. I also will add carrots and Mushrooms and subbing in spinach.
ReplyDeleteLol..then it's not the same recipe
DeleteThis is seriously one of the easiest and best tasting soups I have ever made and I make a lot of soup. Thanks for the great recipe. No need to change a thing.
ReplyDeleteI can,t what to make it! Thanks for posting it.
ReplyDeleteMake it better....add CRUSHED FENNEL. Also there are 2 types of yellow onion. If you like SWEET onion, check the label. They both look exactly alike.
ReplyDeleteCan I make this in my crock pot and if so how long would I cook it for and are there any alterations
ReplyDeleteDo you cook potatoes adente before putting in soup
ReplyDeleteMake this all the time. So good, family loves it!
ReplyDeleteMade this for our Christmas office party… none left! Everyone loved it!
ReplyDeleteVery delicious 😋 I will definitely make this again!
ReplyDeleteDelicious, made this tonight and my whole family raves about it. It’s very hard to find something everyone loves but they all LOVED this. Husband and daughter had 3 bowls of it. Next time I may omit the salt, because it probably would have tasted great without it. The stock has enough. Great recipe!
ReplyDeleteI've made this recipe for years and have adapted it after the 2nd time. Our family has never been to olive garden, but this is my husbands favorite Soup. I use 1lb of bacon, 2lb spicy Italian sausage, 1 onion, lots of diced potatoes, broth, I mince kale in it. And use fresh to garnish. Husband doesn't care for the fresh Parmesan. But it's so perfect!
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