Olive Garden Zuppa Toscanas Copy Cat Recipe
Pressure Cooker Zuppa Toscana is fast and easy, and delivers a flavor identical to the soup served at Olive Garden. Add this to your weeknight dinner rotation!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 361kcal
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 2 lb ground italian sausage
- 3-4 medium russet potatoes sliced thin
- 1 onion chopped
- ½ cup real bacon pieces
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 32 ounces chicken broth
- 1 cup chopped kale
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
Stove Top instructions:
- Add garlic, onion and saute for a few minutes. Brown sausage in pan drain excess grease.
- Add chicken broth, sliced potatoes and kale in pan bring to a boil and let simmer for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.
- Before serving add cream.
Slow Cooker Instructions:
- Brown sausage and onions in a large skillet.
- Add cooked sausage/onions, chicken broth, garlic, potatoes in slow cooker with along with broth.
- Cook on high for 3-4 hours until potatoes are soft.
- 30 minutes before serving add cream and kale to crock pot.
Pressure Cooker Instructions:
- Brown sausage on saute mode drain excess grease.
- Add garlic, onion and saute for a few more minutes until onions soften. Add chicken broth,potatoes and kale.
- Cook manual high pressure 4 minutes. Use a quick release to release the steam.
- Stir in cream. Serve hot.
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Notes
Zuppa Toscana FAQ
Is Zuppa Toscana Healthy?
This soup is full of healthy ingredients like kale and potatoes. It is also gluten free. If you want to cut your carbs you can substitute your potatoes for cauliflower.
How long does this soup last?
This soup will keep for 5 days in the fridge in an airtight container.
Why is this soup called zuppa toscana?
The work zuppa means "soup" and the word toscana means "tuscan". So it is a tuscan inspired soup. However - this soup was names but the Olive Garden restaurant. So it isn't really tuscan.
Can I freeze this soup?
We do not recommend freezing this soup because it contains dairy. Dairy products do not freeze well.
Nutrition
Serving: 2cups | Calories: 361kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 1127mg | Potassium: 707mg | Fiber: 1g | Vitamin A: 1320IU | Vitamin C: 29.7mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 2mg