Olive Garden Low Carb Zuppa Toscana Soup Recipes

OLIVE GARDEN ZUPPA TOSCANA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, put water, bouillon, salt, red pepper flakes, garlic, and potatoes. Cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally.
• Sauté the sausage and onion in a skillet, until the sausage is brown, then add it to the stockpot, along with the Kale. Simmer for 20 - 30 minutes, or until Kale and potatoes are tender.
• Add the cream and bacon bits, and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Notes:.
• I use 10 medium size potatoes.
• Half and Half can be substituted for the heavy cream if desired.
• Kale can be found in the produce department of most grocery stores.
• The soup at The Olive Garden is not thick. If you wish yours to be more like a cream soup, simply simmer it longer, and mash some of the potatoes in the pot with a wooden spoon, and stir frequently until of the desired consistency.

OLIVE GARDEN LOW CARB ZUPPA TOSCANA SOUP

Steps:

• Fry bacon in a medium/large size skillet; drain fat, put on plate and let cool.
• In the same skillet cook the sausage and set aside ( I put it on the back burner).
• In a large soup/stew pan put cook onions until tender and clear.
• Add in garlic and cook for a minute.
• Add water and chicken boullion cubes.
• Start to tear the bacon into bite size pieces and add to the pot.
• Add sausage.
• Add cauliflower.
• Cook for 15 minutes (until cauliflower is soft).
• Add heavy cream.
• Add kale (I tear mine into bite size pieces).
• Simmer for 5-10 minutes.

LOW-CARB ZUPPA TOSCANA

Steps:

• Cook the Italian sausage in a large pot over medium-high heat until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain off grease and transfer sausage to a plate.
• Cook bacon to the same pot until crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove and drain, leaving about 2 teaspoons of bacon grease in the pot. Add onion and garlic and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Return sausage and bacon back into the pot; stir in chicken broth, water, and bouillon cube. Season with pepper and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Stir in cauliflower and simmer until almost tender, about 5 minutes. Add kale and half-and-half; simmer until kale is wilted, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese to serve.