Best Tuscan Soup A La Olive Garden Recipes

TUSCAN SOUP A LA OLIVE GARDEN

Steps:

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

COPYCAT ZUPPA TOSCANA

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate with a slotted spoon; set aside to drain. Add the Italian sausage to the drippings and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until browned and no longer pink, about 6 minutes. Transfer to the paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• Add the potatoes, garlic and onion to the drippings and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, 6 to 8 minutes. Season with the crushed red pepper flakes and salt and pepper. Add the chicken broth, increase the heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the potatoes are tender and cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Add the kale, heavy cream, bacon and sausage and cook over medium heat until the kale is tender, another 5 minutes. Stir in the vinegar just before serving.

TUSCAN SOUP A LA OLIVE GARDEN!

Steps:

• 1. In some olive oil sauté the onion and garlic until soft. Add the dried thyme and stir in.
• 2. Add chicken base and water. Or use 2 Qt. chicken stock. Add the bay leaf.
• 3. Add Potatoes. If using frozen hash browns. No need to thaw. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer
• 4. Brown the sausage, breaking it up into small chunks, and drain. I like Jimmy Dean Spicy Sausage. It renders out hardly any fat!
• 5. Add sausage and chopped Kale to the soup. Cook until potatoes are tender.
• 6. Add the can of evaporated milk and heat through. Taste for extra salt? Serve sprinkled with Fresh grated Parmesan. Enjoy!