This recipe comes by way of a new food blog I found last week on Pinterest – Damn Delicious. I was intrigued by the title Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Copycat Recipe and the amazing photos.
I can’t remember the last time we dined at Olive Garden, but how could I resists this soup?
White potatoes are considered a Paleo no-no and not on the approved food list, but when you hubs is from the Midwest, ya gotta work into the rotation on occasion.
Last Friday I decided to go for it, making two changes to the original recipe – substituting spinach with kale, heavy cream with full fat coconut milk and using hormone free meat and organic ingredients.
Really the only thing “wrong” with the soup was the potatoes. If I was being strict Paleo or Keto, I will replace with parsnips next time.
I can live with that. Damn Delicious said that her batch did not make enough but mine did. If you run into that problem, just add some more coconut milk or chicken broth (one or the other).
And PS – this was damn delicious!
- 4 slices nitrate free bacon, diced
- 1 pound spicy Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 onion, diced
- 4 cups organic chicken broth
- 3 russet potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
- 3 cups chopped organic Lacinato kale
- 1½ cups full fat organic coconut milk
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add bacon and cook until brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate; set aside.
- Add Italian sausage to the skillet and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the sausage as it cooks; drain excess fat and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium high heat. Add garlic and onion, and cook, stirring frequently, until onions have become translucent, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in sausage and kale until kale begins to wilt, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in coconut milk until heated through, about 1 minute; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Serve immediately, garnished with bacon.
Be sure to check out my other favorite soup recipes!
Easy Tomato Soup – Gluten & Dairy Free!
Easy Chicken Soup – 7 ingredients
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Is kale that much better than spinach? I thought spinach was good?
I eat so much spinach that I like to use kale but it would work with both!