Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana Soup!
 
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Serves: 8-10
Ingredients
  • ½ pound bacon, chopped
  • 1 pound spicy or italian sausage (I always use chicken sausage)
  • 2 quarts homemade chicken broth! (please don't use canned... if you don't have homemade, at least use "Better Than Bouillon". It comes in a jar, and you can buy it at Costco or any grocery store. Your tastebuds will thank you! I promise.)
  • 1 quart water
  • 2-3 russet potatoes, quartered then sliced (I leave the skins on, but feel free to peel if you don't like the skins)
  • 1 medium white, yellow or sweet onion, chopped small
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 cups (or more!) rinsed and chopped kale (I like the curly kind... but there are lots of varieties to choose from)
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. In a large pot cook the bacon until extra crispy on medium-high heat. Drain and set aside. Make sure it's extra crispy or you'll have soggy bacon in your soup.
  2. In the same pot, over medium-high heat, brown the sausage. Drain and set aside.
  3. Pour in the homemade chicken broth and water. Scrape up all the delicious brown bits in the bottom of the pot! There's so much flavor in those bits!!
  4. Add in the potatoes (or cauliflower), onion and garlic. Let simmer until the potatoes (or cauliflower) are tender.
  5. Add the sausage and bacon back into the pot. Let simmer for 5 minutes.
  6. Add the kale and cream. Heat through.
  7. Season with salt and pepper
Recipe by Vixen's Kitchen at https://www.vixenskitchen.com/olive-gardens-zuppa-toscana-soup/