Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana??

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Not having an Olive Garden here in Nfld, i'd really like
to find a recipe similar to their Zuppa Toscana. I was at
the Olive Garden on a business trip recently, and reminded
how much i like that soup. The rest of the menu i can take
it or leave it. Any help appreciated 🙂

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tintalle said:

Not having an Olive Garden here in Nfld, i'd really like to
find a recipe similar to their Zuppa Toscana. I was at the
Olive Garden on a business trip recently, and reminded how
much i like that soup. The rest of the menu i can take it
or leave it. Any help appreciated 🙂

This version is a big hit around here.

Regards, Tracy R.

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Olive Garden Toscana Soup

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3/4 cup onions; cut in 1/8-in dice 1 slice bacon; cut in 1/4-
in dice 1 1/4 teaspoons garlic; minced 1 quart chicken
stock* salt; to taste* 2 medium potatoes; cut as described
2 cups cavallo greens or kale; cut as described 1 1/2 cups
spicy sausage link, precooked; cut as described
4/4 cup heavy whipping cream

Note: Cut potatoes in half length-wise, then cut in 1/4-inch
slices. Remove thick center vein, the cut cavallo/kale
in half and slice into
1/16-inch strips. Cut sausage in half length-wise, then cut
at an angle into 1/2-inch slices.

Place sausage link onto sheet pan and bake in 300 degree
oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until done. Place onions and
bacon into 3 to 4 quart saucepan and cook onions over medium
heat until the onions are almost clear. Add garlic and cook
for 1 minute. Add chicken stock, salt and potatoes, bring to
a simmer for 15 minutes. Add remaining ingredients then
simmer for 5 more minutes and serve.

Tracy Note: I LOVE this soup. Schnuck's store brand smoked
italian sausage is perfect in it.

*The original recipe I got called for 1 ounce chicken
bouillon and 1 quart water in place of the 1 quart chicken
stock above, and omitted the salt to taste. I made the
change because the 1 oz. bouillon was just too salty for us.

Contributor: Olive Garden Restaurant

Sue said:

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Not having an Olive Garden here in Nfld, i'd really like
to find a recipe similar to their Zuppa Toscana. I was
at the Olive Garden on a business trip recently, and
reminded how much i like that soup. The rest of the menu
i can take it or leave it. Any help appreciated 🙂

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The recipesource recipe calls for cooking the kale four
minutes. That's going to be some mighty raw, tough kale!

gloria p

All three recipes have this instruction:

"Place onions and bacon in a large saucepan and cook over
med heat until onions are almost clear."

WHAT bacon??

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Not having an Olive Garden here in Nfld, i'd really like
to find a recipe similar to their Zuppa Toscana. I was
at the Olive Garden on a business trip recently, and
reminded how much i like that soup. The rest of the menu
i can take it or leave it. Any help appreciated 🙂

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tintalle said:

Not having an Olive Garden here in Nfld, i'd really like
to find a recipe similar to their Zuppa Toscana. I was at
the Olive Garden on a business trip recently, and reminded
how much i like that soup. The rest of the menu i can take
it or leave it. Any help appreciated 🙂

This version is a big hit around here.

Regards, Tracy R.

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3/4 cup onions; cut in 1/8-in dice 1 slice bacon; cut in
1/4-in dice 1 1/4 teaspoons garlic; minced 1 quart
chicken stock* salt; to taste* 2 medium potatoes; cut as
described 2 cups cavallo greens or kale; cut as
described 1 1/2 cups spicy sausage link, precooked; cut
as described
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream

I'm gonna try this today...except using spinach
instead of kale.

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This version is a big hit around here.

Regards, Tracy R.

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Well I made it... used spinach instead of kale and since I
couldn't find Hot Italian sausages, in the 2 supermarkets
I went to, I used chorizo sausage. used 2 yukon gold
potatoes (skin on)

Soup tastes pretty good but needs some color...not sure if
sliced carrot or sliced red pepper would work better with
the flavours. Leaning towards the red pepper though.

I disliked the texture of the bacon cooked to the recipes
specs...Next time the bacon cooks alone for a couple to 5
mins before the onions go in. I also used pureed
garlic,instead of 2 minced cloves; and more than the recipe
called for.

I have some beerwurst I'll try that next time too.

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Once during Prohibition I was forced to live for days on
nothing but food and water.
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FIELDS, W. C.

Puester said:

The recipesource recipe calls for cooking the kale four
minutes. That's going to be some mighty raw, tough kale!

Although the recipe sounded good, I'm not a kale fan.
Perhaps chard could be substituted? I'm not even very fond
of chard and prefer spinach, but spinich seems too far away
from kale.

Practice safe eating - always use condiments

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All three recipes have this instruction:

"Place onions and bacon in a large saucepan and cook over
med heat until onions are almost clear."

WHAT bacon??

the third link lists 1 slice bacon (diced) I guess the same
would apply for the first two as well

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