How to Make Homemade Zuppa Toscana Soup
Savor the taste of Italy with our homemade Zuppa Toscana soup! Use our easy-to-follow recipe and tips for crafting this beloved, hearty dish at home.
Homemade Zuppa Toscana Soup- Your New Favorite Comfort Dish
We absolutely love Zuppa Toscana Soup! Back before our debt free journey, we would frequent Olive Garden for their soup, salad, and breadsticks, just for this delicious, hearty dish! When we started watching our spending, we wanted to recreate a lot of our favorite dishes. This is a homemade Zuppa recipe I have been using for years. I can’t even tell you where it originated because I scribbled it down. It’s also a tad bit healthier, if that’s what you’re needing! Here’s how to make homemade Zuppa Toscana!
Gather Your Ingredients
- 1lb Italian sausage
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 7 medium potatoes
- 32 oz of chicken broth
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp sea salt
- pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp of ghee or butter
- 1 cup frozen spinach or kale
- 1 can of coconut milk or 1 cup of milk
- Parmesan cheese to serve, optional
How to Make Homemade Zuppa Toscana Soup
First, you’re going to cook up your ground sausage.
While that is cooking, add your ghee or butter to a stock pot over medium, high heat.
Next, add onions, garlic, and seasonings. Let that cook up for a few minutes.
Then, add your coconut or regular milk and chicken broth to the stock pot.
Finally, add your potatoes.
Once your ground sausage is no longer pink, add it to your soup.
Cook until your potatoes are fork tender. About 20 minutes.
Add your spinach or kale and allow to wilt before serving.
Top each bowl with parmesan cheese.
Zuppa Toscana FAQ:
What is Zuppa Toscana soup made of?
Traditionally, this soup is made with lots of veggies, beans, potatoes, olive oil, spices, Italian bacon, and Tuscan bread.
Do Italians eat zuppa Toscana?
Zuppa is widespread in Italy: in Tuscany, it is prepared with black cabbage as the main vegetable; in Calabria and Sicily it’s based on legumes and broad beans; in Sardinia they add cheese pieces.
What is the most popular soup at Olive Garden?
Zuppa, of course! My husband tried all 4 in one visit last time and none compared to Zuppa!
How to Make Homemade Zuppa Toscana
Ingredients
- 1 lb Italian sausage
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 medium onion diced
- 7 medium potatoes
- 32 oz of chicken broth
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp sea salt
- pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp of ghee or butter
- 1 cup frozen spinach or kale
- 1 can coconut milk (or 1 cup of milk)
- Parmesan cheese to serve optional
Instructions
- First, you’re going to cook up your ground sausage.
- Next, add onions, garlic, and seasonings. Let that cook up for a few minutes.
- Then, add your coconut or regular milk and chicken broth to the stock pot.
- Finally, add your potatoes.
- Once your ground sausage is no longer pink, add it to your soup.
- Cook until your potatoes are fork tender. About 20 minutes.
- Add your spinach or kale and allow to wilt before serving.
- Top each bowl with parmesan cheese.
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