Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana
Author/Submitted by:
Sonia Borges, guest relations for Olive Garden Italian Restaurant. Published 3/13/96 in the Minneapolis Star Tribune Taste Section.
Servings: 5 Categories:
Pork
/
Soups
Ingredients: 1 1/2
cups
Sausage links,
spicy; about 12 links
3/4
cup
Diced onions 6
slices
Bacon 1 1/4
teaspoons
Minced garlic 2
tablespoons
Chicken stock 1
quart
Water 2
medium
Potatoes,
cut in half and then into 1/4 slices
2
cups
Kale,
cut in half and then sliced
1/3
cup
Heavy whipping cream
Directions:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Place sausage links onto a sheet pan and bake for 25 minutes, or until done; cut into half lengthwise, then cut at an angle into 1/2 inch slices. Place onions and bacon in a large saucepan and cook over medium heat until onions are almost clear. Add garlic and cook an additional 1 minute. Add chicken base, water and potatoes, simmer 15 minutes. Add sausage, kale and cream. Simmer 4 minutes and serve.
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