Tuscan Potato Soup Easy To Make Vegetarian Recipes

TUSCAN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a small bowl mash half of the beans with a masher or the back of a spoon, and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, zucchini, garlic, thyme, sage, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper, and cook stirring occasionally until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add the broth and tomatoes with the juice and bring to a boil. Add the mashed and whole beans and the spinach leaves and cook until the spinach is wilted, about 3 minutes more.
• Serve topped with Parmesan, if desired.

TUSCAN SOUP

Steps:

• Remove skin from sausage and crumble into frying pan. Add chopped onion, and cook over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. If you are trying to cut fat, remove meat from pan, place in a colander, and rinse under cold water.
• Place meat in a large pot; add stock and potatoes. Boil until potato is cooked.
• Add spinach. Continue boiling until spinach is lightly cooked.
• Remove soup from heat, stir in evaporated milk, and season to taste. Do not add any salt if using canned stock.

TUSCAN POTATO SOUP - EASY TO MAKE VEGETARIAN!

Steps:

• Brown the sausage in the bottom of a large stock pot, breaking it up with a utensil as you go.
• Once meat is no longer pink, add onions and continue to saute until they are translucent (if using meat substitute, you may wish to add a few teaspoons of olive oil to prevent sticking).
• Add potatoes and garlic to the pot and stir to incorporate them. Once garlic becomes fragrant, add the vegetable stock and red pepper (if using) and bring to a boil.
• Once potatoes are tender, add chopped kale and cover the pot. Once the kale has wilted, remove the pot from heat, add milk and season with salt and pepper.
• For Vegetarian use only the Vegetarian sausage. Note they do not have casings.

TUSCANY POTATO AND SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot heat 1 tsp olive oil, add onions carrots and celery cook till onion is nearly clear, approximately 5 minutes.
• Add sausage and cook till sausage is done.
• Add chicken stock, garlic, salt, pepper, Italian seasonings and potatoes. Cook till potatoes are tender, approximately 60 minutes.
• Simmer for an additional 30 minutes with lid off the pot to reduce the volume by 1/8th. Serve with a good soaking bread and enjoy.
• You could add 1 cup of heavy cream for that creamy effect.

TUSCAN SAUSAGE AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain; set aside., In a Dutch oven, combine the potatoes, broth, water, onion, garlic, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 18-22 minutes or until potatoes are tender., Stir in the Swiss chard, cream, bacon and sausage. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 to 10 minutes or until chard is tender.

TUSCAN POTATO SOUP (ZUPPA TOSCANA)

Steps:

• In a large stock pot combine the water, chicken broth, salt, and potatoes and set to a low boil.
• In a separate pan fry up the bacon until slightly crispy and set aside; save the bacon grease.
• In the same pan used to cook the bacon add the Italian sausage, onion, and olive oil and simmer on low until the sausage is browned and the consistency of hamburger.
• Chop the bacon into small shreds (use a specialty mincer or food processor to save time) and add to the cooked sausage, then add everything into the soup pot.
• Mix the garlic, powders, and half-and-half into the soup pot and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
• 5 Minutes before serving mix in the chopped kale leaves.