Toscana soup. Zuppa Toscana is a vegetable and bean soup made with kale, zucchini, cannellini beans, potatoes and tomatoes, plus celery, carrots and onion. Historically, most people in the Tuscan countryside would have used affordable seasonal vegetables and beans to make their Zuppa Toscana. The rich soup is made with Italian sausage, potatoes, cream, and crushed red pepper.
This soup is a regular in my home, it's one of my families favorites!
I love that it's so easy to make and it has such an incredible flavor thanks to those hearty bits of sausage.
Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup Recipe.
You can have Toscana soup using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Toscana soup
- It's 2 3/4 cups of chicken stock or broth.
- It's 1/4 cup of heavy cream.
- Prepare 3 of Medium russet potatoes.
- It's 2 cups of Chopped kale.
- You need 1/2 pound of sweet Italian sausage or spicy.
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes.
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. Zuppa Toscana Soup is made with sausage, potatoes, bacon (did someone say bacon?!), onion, chicken broth, kale, heavy cream, and parmesan cheese. It is so creamy and delicious and you won't want to stop at one bowl.
Toscana soup instructions
- Combine stock and cream in a sauce pan over medium heat.
- Sliced or unpeeled potatoes and a half inch slices then quarter the slices and add to the soup.
- Add kale.
- Grill or sauté the sausage. When cooked, slice the sausage into about 1/4 to half inch thick slices. Add the sausage to the soup..
- Add spices and let soup simmer for about an hour. Stir occasionally..
This Zuppa Toscana Soup is absolutely perfect for a cozy weeknight dinner at home as the temperatures start to plummet. So, "zuppa" means soup in Italian. "Toscana" refers to the Tuscany region of Italy. Therefore, "Zuppa Toscana" translates to "Tuscan soup" or "Tuscan-style soup." Traditionally, this soup is made with lots of veggies, beans, potatoes, olive oil, spices, Italian bacon, and Tuscan bread (it kind of reminds me of a minestrone). You don't have to venture out to your favorite Italian restaurant to get this classic, decadently satisfying sausage and potato soup. This so-simple rendition is simmered to perfection in your own kitchen using the slow cooker.