Copycat Olive Garden Zuppa Tuscana Recipes

Steps:

• In a large soup kettle:.
• 1. Brown Sasage and crumble - set aside
• 2. Cut bacon into 1/2" strip and cook in kettle - remove put aside.
• 3. Drain off most of the fat and saute the onion and garlic in the kettle.
• 4. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil.
• 5. Add the potatoes and cook until almost tender.
• 6. Add sasuage, bacon and kale and heat back to a boil.
• 7. Add heavy creamy and stir, cut off heat and let set 5-10 minutes.
• 8. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve.

Steps:

• Chop or slice uncooked sausage into small pieces and cook until browned and meat is ground in bottom of your soup pan over med-high heat.
• Add onions, garlic, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes to Sausage and cook until onions are clear and aromatics of the seasonings blend together.
• Reduce heat back to medium and place, potatoes, in the pot. and slowly add the Chicken Stock and water and stir. (use Chicken Bouillon envelope for extra flavor is Chicken Stock is weak).
• Cook on medium heat until potatoes are done and stir occasionally. Once Potatoes are done, Add flour or cornstarch and simmer for another 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to lowest setting and sprinkle in your kale and cooked bacon and slowly pour cream while stirring.
• Check for taste and then serve.

Steps:

• Remove casings from sausage and brown the meat in a skillet, then put in stockpot.
• Chop up bacon and onions and cook till onions are translucent, then add to stockpot.
• Slice up potatoes, leave the skins on. Slice potatoe lengthwise, then in half and then into 1/4 inch thick triangles, and add to stockpot.
• Add Chicken broth, minced garlic and water to stock pot.
• Boil for 30 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Slice up Kale, removing veins, thinly and add the half and half (after potatoes are tender. Lower heat to a simmer, and simmer for 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate with a slotted spoon; set aside to drain. Add the Italian sausage to the drippings and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until browned and no longer pink, about 6 minutes. Transfer to the paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• Add the potatoes, garlic and onion to the drippings and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, 6 to 8 minutes. Season with the crushed red pepper flakes and salt and pepper. Add the chicken broth, increase the heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the potatoes are tender and cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Add the kale, heavy cream, bacon and sausage and cook over medium heat until the kale is tender, another 5 minutes. Stir in the vinegar just before serving.

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a skillet and add the sausage. Crumble sausage with spoon and brown sausage until no longer pink. Drain and set aside.
• Add 1 tbsp olive to a soup pot and add the onions and garlic.
• Cook until onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Pour the chicken broth into the pot with the onion mixture.
• Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Add the potatoes, and boil until fork tender, about 20 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to medium and stir in the heavy cream, sausage and the kale.
• Heat through but do not boil.