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Monday, June 23, 2014
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Zuppa Toscana
Ah! I made something wonderful last night! So one of my favorite meals is Zuppa Toscana at Olive Garden. Now, sadly most of my favorite meals are made at restaurants . . . and that's pricy for newly married college students. So, I'm figuring out how to make them at home. The recipe for this one came from: Home Sweet Cozy Home. But to be honest her directions were pretty hard to read so I've redone them. Next time I make it, I'll take pictures of each step for you!
Dearest family. You HAVE to make this. It's easy and absolutely delicious.
Ingredients:
Instructions
Dearest family. You HAVE to make this. It's easy and absolutely delicious.
Ingredients:
- 1 lb Italian sausage
- (I used 5th Street Grill Italian Turkey Sausage from Costco and it smelled and tasted exactly like Olive Garden's soup.)
- 2 large russet baking potatoes
- 1 large onion
- 1/2 cup bacon bits
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 cups kale
- (I used swiss chard 'cause that's what I got in my basket)
- 2 (1.4 oz) cans chicken broth
- 4 cups water
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Slice sausage into thin slices.
- Add sausage to a small pot and allow it to brown on low while you complete next few steps. (Stir occasionally to brown all sides.)
- In another large soup pot combine chicken broth and water and turn burner on medium.
- Wash (don't peel) the two potatoes and cut both in half longwise. Then slice the potatoes into half circles about 1/4 inch thick.
- Dice the large onion (yes all of it - trust me).
- Add the potatoes, onion, and garlic to chicken broth and water pot.
- Boil the potatoes until you can stick a fork through them easily.
- Add the browned sausage and bacon bits to the soup.
- Salt and pepper to taste (I didn't need to add any salt, but did add a healthy amount of pepper.)
- Simmer for another 10 minutes.
- Turn heat to low.
- Add kale and whipping cream.
- Warm all the way through and serve.
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