Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana

 

 My husband and I are such huge fans of Olive Garden we could easily eat there once a week!  If you've ever been to Olive Garden, you know they offer soup or salad with any meal.  Well, we can answer that question without even thinking!  Zuppa Toscana! It is a potato based soup with some veggies and greens and a little bit of spice.  I really hope you like this recipe as much as we do!

Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana

Total Time: 1 hr

Prep: 15 min

Cook: 45 min

Yield: 4

Ingredients

½ pound ground Italian sausage

2 Yukon Gold Potatoes, diced into 1 inch chunks

½ large yellow onion, diced

1 garlic clove, minced

1 cup kale, diced

½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 can chicken broth

2 cups water

½ cup heavy whipping cream

Directions

1. In a large pot, heat the chicken stock and water on medium heat.  Add the potatoes, onions and garlic.

2. While the potatoes heat, cook the ground sausage in a skillet.

3. Add the sausage, kale and red pepper flakes into the pot and simmer until kale is softened.

4. Stir in the heavy whipping cream and simmer until heated thru.

5. Serve and enjoy!

{Adapted from Feeding My Giant}

Even if you aren't someone who likes spicy foods, you will like this soup.  It has just the right amount of kick!  Have you ever had Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana? Did you like it?  Let me know what your favorite soup recipe is!