Zuppa Tuscana - Olive Garden

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  • Number of Servings: 10
Ingredients
1 lb ground Italian sausage1 1/2 tsp crushed red peppers1 large white onion - diced4 tbsp bacon pieces2 tsp garlic puree10 cups water5 cubes of chicken bouillon1 cup heavy cream1 lb red potato or 3 large russet potatoes sliced1/2 bunch of Kale
Directions
# Sauté Italian sausage and crushed red pepper in a large pot. Drain excess fat, refrigerate while you prepare other ingredients.
# In the same pan, sauté bacon, onions and garlic over low-medium heat for approximately 15 mins. or until the onions are soft.
# Add chicken bouillon and water to the pot and heat until it starts to boil.
# Add the sliced potatoes and cook until soft, about half an hour.
# Add the heavy cream and just cook until thoroughly heated.
# Stir in the sausage and the kale, let all heat through and serve. Delicious!

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MATIGEN.

Servings Per Recipe: 10
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 253.3
  • Total Fat: 17.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 56.2 mg
  • Sodium: 839.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 11.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
  • Protein: 8.7 g

Member Reviews
  • PWILLOW1
    Delicious - 6/16/21
  • ARTJAC
    nice - 5/14/21
  • JANIEWWJD
    OMG, this soup is heavenly!!! - 3/1/21
  • 1CRAZYDOG
    Swapped out the water and bouillon and substituted w/a box of chicken bone broth. Less sodium. - 12/9/20
  • MNABOY
    Tasty but too much sodium - 11/25/20
  • RACHAEL2020
    Large amount of salt! - 10/24/20
  • ALEPEQUIJADA
    Great! - 9/30/20
  • 1HAPPYSPIRIT
    Oh, so good! - 7/23/20
  • DEE107
    looks good a must try - 6/26/20
  • NANCYPAT1
    My son's favorite! - 4/10/20
  • CD3802882
    Fabulous! This is my favorite soup at Olive Garden! - 3/18/20
  • MUGABI123
    Looks delicious....thanks for sharing! - 3/18/20
  • KATHYJO56
    yummy - 3/10/20
  • GEORGE815
    Nice recipe - 2/5/20
  • RO2BENT
    Interesting - 2/3/20
  • RDCAGAIN10
    yummy - 8/9/19
  • 1SUZIQ11
    I have made Zuppa Toscana for years. Love it!! - 9/25/18
  • EVILCECIL
    Great! - 9/3/18
  • PATRICIAANN46
    Delicious............... - 12/19/17
  • JENNYINAJIFFY
    This was great and tasted as good or even better than the Olive Garden. I used ground red pepper instead of crushed red pepper and it came out too spicy. If you want to use ground red pepper, do not use the full amount! I added another cup of heavy cream and this calmed the spice. So good! - 8/16/15