Copycat Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup Food

OLIVE GARDEN COPYCAT ZUPPA TOSCANA

Steps:

• Chop or slice uncooked sausage into small pieces and cook until browned and meat is ground in bottom of your soup pan over med-high heat.
• Add onions, garlic, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes to Sausage and cook until onions are clear and aromatics of the seasonings blend together.
• Reduce heat back to medium and place, potatoes, in the pot. and slowly add the Chicken Stock and water and stir. (use Chicken Bouillon envelope for extra flavor is Chicken Stock is weak).
• Cook on medium heat until potatoes are done and stir occasionally. Once Potatoes are done, Add flour or cornstarch and simmer for another 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to lowest setting and sprinkle in your kale and cooked bacon and slowly pour cream while stirring.
• Check for taste and then serve.

OLIVE GARDEN ZUPPA TOSCANA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, put water, bouillon, salt, red pepper flakes, garlic, and potatoes. Cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally.
• Sauté the sausage and onion in a skillet, until the sausage is brown, then add it to the stockpot, along with the Kale. Simmer for 20 - 30 minutes, or until Kale and potatoes are tender.
• Add the cream and bacon bits, and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Notes:.
• I use 10 medium size potatoes.
• Half and Half can be substituted for the heavy cream if desired.
• Kale can be found in the produce department of most grocery stores.
• The soup at The Olive Garden is not thick. If you wish yours to be more like a cream soup, simply simmer it longer, and mash some of the potatoes in the pot with a wooden spoon, and stir frequently until of the desired consistency.

COPYCAT OLIVE GARDEN ZUPPA TOSCANA SOUP

Steps:

• Place onions and bacon into large saucepan and cook onions over medium heat until they are almost clear. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Add chicken bouillon, water and potatoes, bring to a simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 5 more minutes then serve.

OLIVE GARDEN ZUPPA TOSCANA (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Cut potatoes into quarters, then slice each piece into quarter inch pieces.
• Combine first 5 ingredients into a large pot and simmer over medium heat until potatoes begin to break up (15-20 minutes).
• While other ingredients simmer, cook sausage in a skillet over medium heat until brown and crumbled. Remove from pan and place on a plate that has been covered in 3-4 papertowels (to further drain the fat).
• In the same skillet, saute bacon until crisp.
• When potatoes are done, add sausage and bacon to the pot. Simmer 10 more minutes.
• Add kale and evaporated milk. Simmer for 5-10 more minutes and then enjoy!