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Crock Pot Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana

Crockpot Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana

Crock Pot Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana is an easy-to-make soup full of creaminess and loaded with spicy sausage, tender potatoes and hearty kale. This Olive Garden copycat is a flavor bomb and one you'll make this perfection over and over to fill the bellies on those cold winter nights!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 15 minutes
Course soup
Cuisine American
Servings 10 servings
Calories 418 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound ground spicy Italian sausage
  • 1 medium onion peeled and diced
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 russet potatoes thinly sliced
  • 5 cups chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 tsp coarse Kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 4 cups kale 1 bunch, chopped
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 4 oz cream cheese cubed
  • 3 pieces bacon cooked and crumbled
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese grated

Instructions
 

  • In a large skillet or Dutch oven, add sausage and onion to pan over medium high heat. Brown for 4 minutes.
    1 pound ground spicy Italian sausage, 1 medium onion
  • Add garlic and sauce for 1 minute more. Remove from heat.
    3 garlic cloves
  • In a crock pot, add sausage mixture, potatoes, chicken broth, salt & pepper.
    2 russet potatoes, 5 cups chicken broth, 1 1/2 tsp coarse Kosher salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • Cook on low for 5–6 hours or high for 2–3 hours,
  • While soup is cooking, fry bacon in skillet. Break up into bits.
    3 pieces bacon
  • Stir in the cream cheese, cream and kale, and cook another 15 minutes until kale is wilted.
    4 cups kale, 2 cups heavy whipping cream, 4 oz cream cheese
  • Serve with bacon pieces & Parmesan cheese.
    1/4 cup parmesan cheese, 3 pieces bacon

Nutrition

Serving: 1.5cupsCalories: 418kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 13gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 99mgSodium: 1303mgPotassium: 458mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1573IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 138mgIron: 1mg
Keyword crock pot, olive garden, potatoes, sausage
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