- prep: 15 min
- cook: 35 min
- total: 50 min
Summary
Creamy Zuppa Toscana recipe, full of crumbled sausage, crispy bacon and tender potatoes in a creamy broth! Make this Olive Garden Soup right at home. Low carb option included!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound mild Italian Sausage casings removed
- 4 oz (125 g) diced bacon
- 1 large onion chopped
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup dry white wine optional
- 1 1/2 quarts (1.5 litres) low-sodium chicken broth
- 5 Russet potatoes scrubbed, rinsed and sliced into 1/4-inch slices*
- 1 cube beef bouillon crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground fennel
- 1 teaspoon red chili flakes optional — adjust to your taste
- 1 1/2 cups half and half or heavy/thickened cream
- 3 cups chopped kale hard stems removed (substitute with baby spinach leaves or Swiss chard)
- Fresh shredded parmesan cheese for serving
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch (optional -- for a thicker soup) SEE NOTES
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 364 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 24 g 37.67%
- Saturated Fat: 7 g 34.03%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 87 mg 28.86%
- Sodium: 1407 mg 58.64%
- Calcium: 82 mg 8.19%
- Potassium: 184 mg 5.25%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 2 mg 11.95%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 8 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 0 g 1.81%
- Sugar: 3 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Alcohol: 2 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 28.83%
- Vitamin C 11.9%
- Vitamin D 0.3%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat4
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat2
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total3 oz-eq