Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana at Home Recipe
This soup, right here, is the only reason I ever went to Olive Garden. The flavors are amazing. With this recipe, you can make it at home, and save a few bucks on eating out. Serve it alone, or with a salad and breadsticks, you have a great meal either way!! My Mom started making this soup a few years ago. I've adapted it slightly since then, but it turns out so much better than Olive Garden's! My four year old daughter even loves it! I had to use oriental kale because my grocery store was out of regular, but it still turned out just as delish!
What you need:
1 pound ground pork sausage
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 large white onion, diced
8 c. chicken broth
4 large skin-on russet potatoes, diced
2 c. heavy whipping cream
5 c. kale, cut in bite size pieces
2-3 tsp. red pepper flakes
2 tsp. italian seasoning
salt and pepper
1 tbsp. bacon grease
shredded parmesan cheese
Directions:
Scrub the russet potatoes, dice and set aside. In a large soup pot, heat the bacon grease. Add the pork sausage, garlic, onion, red pepper flakes, italian seasoning, salt and pepper and cook until sausage is no longer pink.
Add the broth and diced potatoes. If you like it more on the spicy side, feel free to add more red pepper flakes. Boil over medium heat until the potatoes are almost cooked through. Add the cream and kale and continue to cook for another 5-10 minutes or until kale is tender. Add more salt and pepper as needed. Top with parmesan cheese when serving. Enjoy!
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The Ultimate Soup Recipe List at Love Bakes Good Cakes
It's Fall Y'all at Love Bakes Good Cakes
