This recipe for Creamy Tuscan Soup or Zuppa Toscana is made with kale, Italian sausages, potatoes, and lots of creamy cheese.
Everyone has their variation of Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana and this is our family’s take. We love cheese, so we add it to the soup while it simmers in addition to topping it with even more.
Bon appetit! XOXO San
How do you make Creamy Tuscan Soup?
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In large heavy bottomed pan heat olive oil, add sausage, onions, and garlic and cook until sausage is completely cooked and onions are tender.
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Add broth and potatoes and simmer for 15 minutes over medium heat.
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Add kale, heavy whipping cream, Parmesan and season with salt and pepper. Then simmer for another 5 minutes.
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Remove from heat & serve with more grated cheese.
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Try these other delicious Italian soups: Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana, Tuscan Tortellini Soup, Slow Cooker Sicilian Chicken Soup, and Tortellini Zuppa Toscana.
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Creamy Tuscan Soup
Ingredients
- 1/2 purple onion chopped
- 1/2 yellow onion chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 4 cups diced red potatoes skinned
- 3 cups kale roughly chopped
- 1 pound hot Italian sausage
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup parmesan or asiago cheese grated + more for topping
- salt & white pepper to taste
Instructions
- In large heavy bottomed pan heat olive oil, add sausage, onions, and garlic and cook until sausage is completely cooked and onions are tender.
- Add broth and potatoes and simmer for 15 minutes over medium heat.
- Add kale, heavy whipping cream, Parmesan and season with salt and pepper. Then simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat & serve with more grated cheese.
This tasted better than Olive Garden
LOL! Agreed! xo San
More of a question than a comment, there is no mention of the spicy Italian sausage in the directions.
The directions are incomplete.
Now the directions are all there. Don’t know why or what happened earlier this morning. 🙂 thanks…making this for dinner tonight!!