Olive Garden Toscana Soup Recipe
This is the olive garden s recipe from their cookbook.
Olive garden toscana soup recipe. It s a recipe that i make at least once a month and more like once a week during the winter. I also used 2 c chicken broth and 2 c water instead of the 2 t chicken broth and 4 c. If you have ever eaten at olive garden and tried their zuppa toscana soup you may have become hooked on it really really.
A favorite italian hearty soup made with sausage potatoes and bacon in a rich flavorful cream broth. Tried and true approved by former olive garden chefs. Not only does this version taste delicious but it s also ready in 30 minutes.
Zuppa toscana soup olive garden copycat recipe amount per serving calories 606 calories from fat 387 daily value fat 43g 66. It went bananas and has since been one of the most popular recipes on my site. Vitamin a 2515iu 50.
If you re like me and can t get enough soup then you should definitely give this olive garden chicken gnocchi soup a try right before you test out my instant pot pasta e fagioli soup and sausage and white bean soup. If you re going for that signature olive garden flavor the key is to use spicy italian sausage. Serve this hearty soup with a light salad and if you really feel like going all out some savory herbed breadsticks.
Add onions garlic salt pepper and red pepper flakes to sausage and cook until onions are clear. I also took the advice of the other reviewer added red pepper flakes salt and pepper and a little corn starch for thickening. This is a clone of the olive garden zuppa toscana.
That said if you re serving this to the kids you may want to opt for a milder sausage. In a large pot over medium heat cook sausage breaking up with the back of a wooden spoon until browned and no longer pink 5 to 7 minutes. It is not a copycat it has been cut down to make a more reasonable size i have made this for several years and everyone who has tasted it loves it it is a hearty meal in itself or it can be served with salad and bread.