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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (537g) Recipe makes 6 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: 2 cups spicy sausage
Calories 152
Calories from Fat 21		(14%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 2.4g	3%
	Saturated Fat 1.2g	5%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.6g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 6mg		2%
Sodium 128mg		5%
Potassium 824mg		23%
Total Carbohydrate 28.9g		9%
	Dietary Fiber 3.9g	15%
	Sugars 1.6g
Protein 6.1g		12%
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Tuscan Soup a La Olive Garden

Recipe #142841 | 45 min | 15 min prep | add private note

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By: Koechin (Chef)
Oct 26, 2005

If you have enjoyed the "ZUPPA TOSCANA" at the Olive Garden, then you will love this Copy Cat recipe. If you have not had it, then you need to try it.

SERVES 6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

2 cups spicy sausage (Jimmy Dean)
1 medium onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 tablespoons chicken base
2 quarts water
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf
4 cups coarsely chopped potatoes
6 cups chopped fresh kale
5 ounces evaporated milk
parmesan cheese

Directions

1
In some olive oil sauté the onion and garlic until transparent.
2
Add water and chicken base or 2 quarts chicken broth.
3
Add the potatoes (I like to use frozen hash browns that I always have on hand).
4
Add the seasonings.
5
Bring to boil. Cover with lid and simmer.
6
Brown the sausage, breaking up into small pieces, and drain in a stainer.
7
Wash the kale, remove the stems/rib. Slice across you can add fresh or thawed frozen spinach squeezed dry).
8
Add the sausage and kale to your saucepan and cook until potatoes are tender.
9
Add the can of evaporated milk and heat through.
10
Check to see if you want to add any salt.
11
Serve with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Enjoy.:-).

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From: Ms. Mother Earth

On Nov 23, 2008

Thanks for a fantastic O.G. take off Koechin! Absolutely loved it. And so much healthier then the version made with heavy cream. I used turkey Italian sausage to make it even lighter and chicken stock. I love the idea of the frozen cubed hash browns, worked great and what a time saver. This will be made again and again.

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From: Piaqua

On Jun 14, 2008

This soup was lovely. It did taste different than the Olive Garden version, but everyone who tried it agreed this actually was better. Plus, this was so simple... barely any work and you end up with a great pot of soup. I did have to substitute spinach for kale, since I didn't have any on hand, but it worked well with the soup, and I think it will just be ever better with kale.

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From: internetnut

On Mar 16, 2008

I gave this 5 stars. My family loves this soup. It's a must have at Olive Garden. We think this tastes almost just like Olive Gardens. I loved the fact this recipe called for evaporated milk as that's cheapier then heavy cream as other recipes have called for. When I made this I used mild sausage and buffalo chicken sausage as that's what I had on hand. I also increased the sausage as we like alot of sausage. When I made another recipe like this and this recipe I didn't know what chicken base was so I used Lisa Marie brand premium soup base with chicken fat. I followed the rest of the directions from here. This is very yummy and we will have again. Thanks for posting a yummy recipe. Christine (internetnut)

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From: 0811wife

On Mar 9, 2008

This was really good! Came together very quick and easy! I will be making this again and again!

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