Olive Garden Copycat Zuppa Toscana
Olive Garden Copycat Zuppa Toscana
Ingredients
For the Soup
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 yellow onion, large, diced
- 6 garlic, cloves, minced
- 32 fluid ounces chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground, or to taste
- 4 yellow potatoes, medium, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 bunch kale, washed, tough stems removed, and chopped
- 2 cups heavy cream
For Garnish
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
Instructions
- 1
In a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, brown the ground Italian sausage. Break up the sausage with a spoon as it cooks until it is fully cooked through and no longer pink. Drain off any excess fat, then remove the cooked sausage from the pot and set aside, leaving about 1 tablespoon of rendered fat in the pot.
⏱️ 8 min
- 2
Reduce the heat to medium. Add the butter to the pot with the remaining sausage fat. Once melted, add the diced yellow onion and minced garlic. Sauté, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
Pour in the chicken broth. Season with salt and black pepper. Stir well to combine, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
⏱️ 2 min
- 4
Add the thinly sliced yellow potatoes to the broth. Bring the mixture to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are very tender and can be easily broken apart with a spoon.
⏱️ 18 min
- 5
Stir in the chopped kale, allowing it to wilt into the hot broth for 2-3 minutes. Then, pour in the heavy cream and return the cooked ground Italian sausage to the pot.
⏱️ 3 min
- 6
Stir all ingredients together gently. Let the soup simmer for another 5 minutes to allow the flavors to meld and the soup to heat through completely. Taste and adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper if needed.
⏱️ 5 min
- 7
Ladle the hot Zuppa Toscana into bowls. Garnish each serving with a generous sprinkle of freshly grated Parmesan cheese before serving.
⏱️ 2 min
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Olive Garden Copycat Zuppa Toscana
Ingredients
For the Soup
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 yellow onion, large, diced
- 6 garlic, cloves, minced
- 32 fluid ounces chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground, or to taste
- 4 yellow potatoes, medium, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 bunch kale, washed, tough stems removed, and chopped
- 2 cups heavy cream
For Garnish
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
Instructions
- 1
In a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, brown the ground Italian sausage. Break up the sausage with a spoon as it cooks until it is fully cooked through and no longer pink. Drain off any excess fat, then remove the cooked sausage from the pot and set aside, leaving about 1 tablespoon of rendered fat in the pot.
⏱️ 8 min - 2
Reduce the heat to medium. Add the butter to the pot with the remaining sausage fat. Once melted, add the diced yellow onion and minced garlic. Sauté, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
Pour in the chicken broth. Season with salt and black pepper. Stir well to combine, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Add the thinly sliced yellow potatoes to the broth. Bring the mixture to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are very tender and can be easily broken apart with a spoon.
⏱️ 18 min - 5
Stir in the chopped kale, allowing it to wilt into the hot broth for 2-3 minutes. Then, pour in the heavy cream and return the cooked ground Italian sausage to the pot.
⏱️ 3 min - 6
Stir all ingredients together gently. Let the soup simmer for another 5 minutes to allow the flavors to meld and the soup to heat through completely. Taste and adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper if needed.
⏱️ 5 min - 7
Ladle the hot Zuppa Toscana into bowls. Garnish each serving with a generous sprinkle of freshly grated Parmesan cheese before serving.
⏱️ 2 min