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One Pot Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup

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The whole family will love this copycat One Pot Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup!

Comfort food at it’s best! Loaded with bacon, sausage, potatoes, and kale! So delicious and filling!

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Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup Recipe

Back in November of 2011, I shared the recipe for my favorite soup ever, Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana soup. It went bananas and has since been one of the most popular recipes on my site. It’s a recipe that I make at least once a month and more like once a week during the winter. My whole family loves it and you guys do too!

After numerous requests, I shared a slow cooker version of the soup in 2014. That version has also been insanely popular and well-loved by my readers.

Here we are in 2017, and I am now sharing a one pot version that makes this soup so simple and easy, you’re going to make it more than ever. Instead of baking the bacon and browning the sausage in the oven, everything is done in one pot. I used my new dutch oven that my Dad got me for Christmas! I love how all the drippings from the sausage and bacon add so much flavor to the soup! It’s fantastic!

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I also doubled the amount of kale. For some reason, my boys think this is the best part of the soup… Who am I to argue? I love buying the pre-chopped kale to make things easy. I also use a mandoline for slicing the potatoes. It takes about one minute to have them all perfectly and uniformly sliced.

I add a bit of crushed red pepper flakes to the soup as well as a bit of salt and pepper. Totally optional. The soup already has a lot of salt from the bacon and heat from the spicy Italian sausage so feel free to omit if you’d like.

The whole family will love this copycat One Pot Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup! Comfort food at it’s best! Loaded with bacon, sausage, potatoes, and kale! So delicious and filling! // Mom On Timeout

I know you’re going to go crazy for this one pot Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana soup! Less dishes is always a good thing 🙂

How To Make Zuppa Toscana Soup

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One Pot Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup

The whole family will love this copycat One Pot Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup! Comfort food at it’s best! Loaded with bacon, sausage, potatoes, and kale! So delicious and filling!
Course Entree
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Soup
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 532kcal
Author Trish - Mom On Timeout

Ingredients

  • 16 oz spicy Italian sausage
  • 8 slices of bacon
  • ½ large onion diced
  • 2-3 cloves of garlic minced
  • 28 oz low-sodium chicken broth
  • 3 cups water
  • 5 medium russet potatoes thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes optional
  • Salt and pepper optional
  • 4 cups chopped kale
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Brown sausage in a large pot or dutch oven.
  • Remove sausage with a slotted spoon and set aside.
  • Cut bacon into small pieces.
  • Add bacon to pot and cook until crispy.
  • Stir in chopped onion. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes or until onion is translucent.
  • Stir in minced garlic and cook for 1 minute, stirring frequently.
  • Add chicken broth and water to the pot. Add crushed red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper if desired.
  • Add thinly sliced potatoes (I use a mandoline) and the cooked sausage to the pot and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
  • Continue cooking until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
  • Add the kale to the soup, and simmer for an additional 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Stir in the heavy cream and let heat through.
  • Ladle soup into bowls and serve with Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition

Calories: 532kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 629mg | Potassium: 1029mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 77.3% | Vitamin C: 60.4% | Calcium: 10.7% | Iron: 14.7%


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Broccoli Bacon and Cheese Soup

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  2. I made the Zuppa Toscana the other day & it turned out amazing!! I don’t cook very often, but I am making attempts to do that so that I eat healthier. I tweaked the recipe just a bit, substituting Uncured Turkey Bacon & Chicken Sausage, and Coconut Milkfat for the real deal. It was still out of this world! Thank you for sharing this recipe, Trish!

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  4. Has become one of my family’s favorites! Have made it numerous times and found that adding a Parmesan rind when I add my potatoes imparts an even deeper, richer flavor.

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  5. This is so good. My picky husband even said this is good. He asked to save the recipe. Thank you for this yummylicious soup!!!

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  6. I just made this and I’m sitting at the kitchen table eating a bowl of this soup while typing this and going mmmmmmm this is so good! I cant Believe i just made this myself it’s so easy!!! Thank you so much for sharing this, it’s a double thumbs up for me!

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  7. I have made this recipe a couple of times now and have found it to be thoroughly comforting. I discovered that this soup freezes well, tasting just as awesome when thawed and reheated.

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  10. This was AMAZING. I have tried to get this soup right many times before with other copycat recipes. This is the first recipe that is just perfect. I am in heaven. Thank you!

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