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Zuppa Toscana Soup

Zuppa Toscana Soup

Creamy and comforting Zuppa Toscana Soup made with sausage, potatoes, kale, garlic,
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4 bowls
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American, Italian
Calories: 450
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion — chopped
  • 3 –4 cloves garlic — minced
  • 400 –500g Italian sausage or spicy sausage
  • 3 –4 potatoes — thin slices or small cubes
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup cream heavy or fresh cream
  • 2 cups chopped kale or spinach
Seasoning
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • salt — to taste
  • black pepper — to taste
  • chili flakes — optional
Optional but amazing
  • parmesan cheese
  • crispy bacon bits
  • a tiny squeeze of lemon
  • bread for dipping oh yes

Equipment

  • Large soup pot or Dutch oven
  • knife and cutting board
  • Wooden spoon
  • Ladle
  • Small bowl
  • Measuring cups/spoons
  • soup bowls that make you happy
  • parmesan grater
  • tongs for sausage

Method
 

Cooking Method — How to Make Zuppa Toscana Soup
  1. This isn’t rushed cooking. It’s slow, calm, cozy kitchen energy.
  2. Step-by-step — natural and easy
Heat olive oil in your soup pot.
  1. Medium heat… relaxed pace.
Add sausage.
  1. Break it into chunks while cooking. Let it brown slightly — flavor lives here.
Remove sausage and keep aside.
  1. Leave a bit of fat in the pan. That's the flavor of gold.
Add onion and cook until soft.
  1. Not burnt… just glassy and fragrant.
Add garlic.
  1. Only a few seconds — when you smell it, it’s ready.
Add potatoes.
  1. Stir so they get coated with flavor.
Pour in chicken broth and water.
  1. Bring to a gentle simmer — not crazy boiling.
Let potatoes cook until soft.
  1. Poke one — if it breaks easily, you’re good.
Return sausage to the pot.
  1. Things are coming together now.
Add cream.
  1. Watch the soup turn silky… always my favorite part.
Add kale or spinach.
  1. Let it wilt slowly into the soup.
Season with salt, pepper, herbs, and chili flakes.
  1. Taste. Adjust. Trust yourself.
  2. Let it rest for a few minutes — soup thickens slightly and feels rounder in flavor.
  3. You’re done.
  4. Simple. Honest. Warm.