# Olive Garden Copycat Zuppa Toscana

This is a simple, flavorful, and way cheaper Olive Garden's most famous soup to make at home.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 lb spicy Italian sausage
- 4 Tbsp butter
- 0.5 white onion, diced
- 1 Tbsp garlic, minced
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- 4 yellow potatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 4 cups chopped kale
- Freshly grated Parmesan for topping

## Instructions

1. Brown the Italian sausage in a large pot, breaking it into small pieces as it cooks.
2. Once cooked, remove the sausage and set it aside.
3. In the same pot, melt the butter and sauté the diced onion until it becomes soft and translucent.
4. Add the minced garlic and cook until fragrant.
5. Pour in the chicken broth, water, sliced yellow potatoes, salt, and black pepper.
6. Bring the mixture to a boil, then simmer until the potatoes are tender and start to fall apart.
7. Stir in the chopped kale and heavy cream.
8. Return the cooked sausage to the pot.
9. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
10. Serve the Zuppa Toscana hot, topped with freshly grated Parmesan.

## Equipment

- pot
- spatula
- knife
- ladle
- stove

## Tips

- This recipe can easily feed six to eight people.
- Making this at home costs just a fraction of what you pay at the restaurant.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DO9TFRyEjdV/?igsh=MTFrOGluMG1ieTl4ZQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e17f0939-9a59-44b3-9463-692df6ef7b29
- Extracted: 2025-10-27

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