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Better Than Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana

A creamy Italian soup featuring bacon, Italian sausage, potatoes, and kale - claimed to be better than Olive Garden's famous version

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Ingredients

  • 4 slices bacon, diced
  • 1 lb ground hot Italian sausage
  • 1 large yellow onion, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 cups 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
  • to taste Parmesan cheese, grated

Method

  1. 1

    In a large pot, cook the bacon until crispy. Drain the grease.

  2. 2

    Add the sausage, breaking it apart as it cooks. Once sausage is browned and crumbled, remove sausage and drain off grease leaving a tbsp to saute the onion.

  3. 3

    Add the onion to the pan and saute until translucent. Add garlic and saute until fragrant.

  4. 4

    Add the bacon and sausage back into the pot.

  5. 5

    Stir in the stock and potatoes, season with salt and pepper, and simmer for about 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

  6. 6

    Add kale and heavy whipping cream. Bring to a simmer.

  7. 7

    Top with Parmesan cheese when serving.

Nutrition

per serving · 4 servings total
323
Calories
14.6g
Fat
8.6g
Carbs
37.3g
Protein
895mg
Sodium
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Calories323
Total fat14.6g
Total carbohydrate8.6g
Dietary fiber3.1g
Protein37.3g
Sodium895mg
Recipe totals 1290 cal · 149g protein · 34g carbs · 58g fat

USDA FoodData Central estimates. Values are approximate.