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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (963g)

Recipe makes 4 servings

The following items or measurements are not included below:

1/2 can bacon bits

Calories 819
Calories from Fat 496 (60%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 55.1g 84%
Saturated Fat 25.1g 125%
Monounsaturated Fat 20.7g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5.1g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 146mg 48%
Sodium 2367mg 98%
Potassium 1631mg 46%
Total Carbohydrate 47.5g 15%
Dietary Fiber 5.4g 21%
Sugars 5.0g
Protein 34.2g 68%

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Olive Garden Copycat Zuppa Toscana

Recipe #38298 | 1½ hours | 20 min prep | add private note

By: Cycle Michael
Aug 26, 2002

This is a clone of the Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana. Tried and true.

SERVES 4 -6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Cook sausage in a 300°F oven for approximately 30 minutes.
  2. 2
    Drain sausages on paper towels and cut into slices.
  3. 3
    Place onions, potatoes, chicken broth, water, garlic in pot, and cook on medium heat until potatoes are done.
  4. 4
    Add sausage and bacon.
  5. 5
    Salt and pepper to taste.
  6. 6
    Simmer for another 10 minutes.
  7. 7
    Turn to low heat.
  8. 8
    Add kale and cream.
  9. 9
    Heat through and serve.

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From: Chef #1316649

On Jul 6, 2009

Absolutely wonderful. I think we like it better than O garden's. Simple to make and nothing but compliments.

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  • From: debonweb1953

    On Jun 8, 2009

    My daughter (who worked at Olive Garden) said this was exactly the same! Like some others, I added more chicken broth, less water, and more garlic. I also substituted chopped spinach for the kale, and half and half for the heavy cream. This is a keeper!

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    From: Denise in da Kitchen

    On Oct 17, 2004

    Well, I guess I should add my rave reviews to all the others. This is AWESOME! My DH swears it is even better than Olive Garden's! I read all 43 review carefully and this is what I did: I used a few more potatoes than called for so it was a little thicker, and I also cut down on the water but used more chicken broth. I cut the kale up into smaller strips and cooked it with the potatoes. I used half sweet sausage and half hot, removed them from their casings, roasted them in the oven then tore them into smaller chuncks. I also precooked the onions and garlic in a little olive oil before adding to the soup. It turned out perfectly! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Cycle Michael for this wonderful soup!

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  • From: sdowney

    On Jan 27, 2003

    I made this for my father-in-law who loves this soup. It was part of his birthday meal and according to him it really does taste just like the Olive Garden's. I never had the soup before but it was very good. The only thing he suggested was to rough mash a little of the potato to give it a thicker consistency. Other than that he gave it a 5 star rating. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

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