Olive Garden Soup Recipes

This Easy Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup is a super quick and simple copycat recipe with rich, creamy flavor you can’t resist!

Well, I maybe not. Sure, there’s something to be said for the going-out-to-eat experience overall. And the not cooking thing. But, sometimes you can’t make it to a restaurant or it’s not in your budget, or your baby just barfed all over you and restaurants generally frown on bringing sick kids to restaurants.

However, it’s not completely true that you can’t enjoy a recreation of a restaurant dish in the comfort of home — and probably for about half the cost. Whole websites have been created that are solely devoted to mimicking restaurant meals, after all. So when I set out to create one of my favorites — this Zuppa Toscana Soup — I did it with determination and I did it with you in mind: You, the one who cleans up the puke, who manages the bank account, who works two jobs and just wants a delicious bowl of soup in front of them at the end of the day. And, guys, I think I kinda nailed it.

Easy Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup

This Easy Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup is a super quick and simple copycat recipe with rich, creamy flavor you can’t resist!

Prep: 10min

Total: 40min

Yield: 4

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 833 kcal, Carbohydrate 16 g, Protein 25 g, Fat 76 g, Saturated Fat 38 g, Trans Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 246 mg, Sodium 3849 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 2 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 1 pound spicy Italian ground sausage (use mild for kid-friendly)
• 4 tablespoons butter
• ½ white onion (diced)
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 4-5 yellow potatoes (cut into 1-inch pieces)
• 3 teaspoons salt (or to taste)
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 4 cups chopped kale
• chopped bacon or bacon bits and grated parmesan cheese for topping (optional)

Instruction:

1. In a large pot saute sausage 5-6 minutes until browned. Use a slotted spoon to transfer sausage to a plate and set aside.
2. In the same pot, add butter and saute onions over medium heat until translucent. Add garlic and saute for another minute until fragrant.
3. Add chicken broth, water, potatoes, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil. Boil until potatoes are tender. Stir in kale, and heavy cream. Add sausage. Taste and add salt and pepper if needed. Serve garnished with grated parmesan cheese if desired.

Zuppa Toscana – Olive Garden Copycat

Homemade Zuppa Toscana is loaded with Italian sausage, bacon, kale and potatoes. Learn how to make Zuppa Toscana soup as made popular by Olive Garden!

Prep: 10min

Total: 45min

Yield: 8

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 458 kcal, Carbohydrate 29 g, Protein 19 g, Fat 31 g, Saturated Fat 14 g, Cholesterol 84 mg, Sodium 906 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 2 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 6 oz bacon (chopped)
• 1 lb Italian Sausage (The “Hot” variety)
• 1 medium head garlic (10 large cloves, peeled and minced or pressed)
• 1 medium onion (finely diced)
• 6 cups chicken broth/stock ((48 oz))
• 4 cups water ((32 oz))
• 5 medium russet potatoes (peeled and chopped into 1/4″ thick pieces)
• 1 kale bundle (leaves stripped and chopped (6 cups))
• 1 cup whipping cream
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• Parmesan cheese to serve (optional)

Instruction:

1. In a large pot or dutch oven (5.5 qt), over medium-high heat, add chopped bacon and sauté until browned (5-7 mins). Remove bacon to a paper-towel lined plate and spoon out excess oil, leaving about 1 Tbsp oil in the pot.
2. Add Italian sausage, breaking it up with your spatula and sauté until cooked through (5 min). Remove to paper towel lined plate.
3. Finely dice onion and add to the pot. Saute 5 min or until soft and golden then add minced garlic and saute 1 min.
4. Add 6 cups broth and 4 cups water, and bring to boil. Add sliced potatoes and cook 13-14 min or until easily pierced with a fork.
5. When potatoes nearly done, add chopped kale and cooked sausage and bring everything to a light boil.
6. Stir in 1 cup cream and bring to boil. Season to taste with salt and black pepper then remove from heat. Garnish with bacon and grated parmesan.

Dinner: Zuppa Toscana Soup (Olive Garden Copycat Recipe) – Natasha’s Kitchen

FAQ

What is Olive Garden’s most popular soup?

What are the four soups at Olive Garden?

• Chicken & Gnocchi – A creamy soup made with roasted chicken, traditional Italian dumplings and spinach.
• Pasta e Fagioli – White and red beans, ground beef, fresh tomatoes and tubetti pasta in a savory broth.
• Minestrone (V) – Fresh vegetables, beans and pasta in a light tomato broth – a vegan classic.

What’s the name of the soup at Olive Garden?

Does Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana have meat?