Dinner: Zuppa Toscana Soup (Olive Garden Copycat Recipe) - Natasha's Kitchen
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Zuppa Toscana is Olive Garden’s most popular soup. This one-pot, homemade Zuppa Toscana recipe is hearty and loaded with Italian sausage, kale, bacon and potatoes.
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ZUPPA TOSCANA ITALIAN SOUP INGREDIENTS:
►6 or 8 oz bacon, chopped
►1 lb Italian Sausage (The "Hot" variety)
►1 medium head (10 large cloves) garlic, peeled and minced or pressed
►1 medium onion, finely diced
►4 cups (32 oz) water
►6 cups (48 oz) low-sodium chicken broth
►4-5 medium russet potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1/4" pieces
►1 medium/large kale bundle, leaves stripped and chopped
►1 cup whipping cream
*Note: recipe updated in 2023 to 4 cups water and 6 cups stock for a more flavorful base.
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My wife and I go to Olive Garden to enjoy Zuppa Toscana, even we're not Italians. (I'm Hungarian and my wife is Thai)
Today we decided to cook the soup ourselves at home. I accidentally found your recipe by chance. Went to the store, bought the ingredients, and off we went. We just finished eating the soup that came out so good even my teenage son liked it. Thank you so much for the video and the excellent recipe.
Love it!! Thank you for sharing that with us ❤️
Thank you for sharing your experience. For sure i have to try it I have all ingredients too 😊
This soup is so comforting. I've also sub baby spinach for the kale. It's still delicious and yes I use mild Italian sausage. It comes together fairly quickly. I haven't used bacon with mine but I've seen several recipes using bacon as well as sausage.
I love Thais
I absolutely love this soup from Olive Garden. I have to get it every time I go, so I decided to try this recipe. I mean it was SPOT ON!!!! If you follow the directions exactly as explained in this video, then there’s no way to mess this up!!! Great job! Thank you!!
Thank you for the recipe I'm 12 and me and my sister made this soup together today
So nice to know that you’ve been bonding with your sister!
How cute is that. I have learned how to cook with very young age because my parents used to work long hours.
You're awesome for that
I’m heart warmed
That’s so cool. ☺️
i used your recipe as a “guide,” and it came out delicious. i added broccoli stalks and some cannellini beans to it. have a family member that does not prefer dairy, so i puréed a can of cannellini beans and used that instead of heavy cream and used nutritional yeast instead of parmesan. thank you for the base recipe.
Great job! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Smart substitutions
Just made it, AWESOME! Tastes exactly the same as Olive Garden. I used mild Italian sausage, same result.
Yay! Love it. ❤️
Made this last night and it’s so good. I luv more chunky soup and I put both mild n spicy Italian sausage, extra kale, extra potatoes and chicken bouillon and more cream. It was delicious! Thank you for the recipe!
Just made this for my wife and we love it. It’ll be our go to for a cold night. Shared it with some family and they love it just as much. Thanks for sharing.
Glad to know that your wife loved it Justin. Thanks for sharing!
This has been a family favorite for years! I hope you all love it as much as we do 😋
thanks for the recipe it was my first time to make it.
Natashas Kitchen yummy!!! My boys favorite soup! Thank u sooooo much for this recipe. now for the cream do I use half n half or heavy cream? thank u xoxo
Hi nathasha! can you let me know what type of cream should I use or buy, thanks. God bless you.
Melgjorge6 hi, I made this soup today, I couldn't wait for her to reply lol... I used heavy cream and it came out delish!!! I also used a lil bit of chicken bouillon and OMG it turned out yummy!!! hope it helps! Xoxo God bless u
lulu luna for sure. I will prepare it for my family tomorrow. Thanks for your help.
I made a few updates to this recipe which I personally believe improved it slightly and may be a touch more accurate.
1. Leave the peels on 3 of the 5 potatoes, actually Zuppa has a lot of the peels still.
2. Use regular chicken stock not low sodium, (still won’t be as salty as real Zuppa but it definitely adds to it)
3. Use slightly more cream (cup and a half.)
4. I boiled it for about 25 minutes to reduce it and enrich the broth.
Anyways, I’m just an idiot who likes to cook but maybe you’ll find these tips helpful!
Thank you for sharing!
@@Natashaskitchen you’re welcome!
How would cauliflower, Instead of potatoes) change the flavor?
NO NO NO !! Always use low sodium chicken or vegetable stock ! USA has too many food factories using excessive sodium, phosphates, bicarbonate, in preps ! Reason why America's number one in the world in heart disease !! 💔😡
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Flavor would change a lot substituting cauliflower for potatoes due to less starch.
Natasha, I made zuppa toscano soup last night. Cooked cubed little red potatoes in my instant pot in chicken broth x 5 min w/ manual release; cooked thick cut bacon in air fryer (350 x app 15 min). Combined with Italian sausage, onions, garlic in dutch oven brought to simmer, subbed 10 oz fresh spinach for kale, cooked gently app 5 min, then added cream. Served with a sprinkle of chopped bacon pieces (too hungry to grate parm) on top and it was sooooo good.
Glad you enjoyed!
This looks so yummy! I can’t wait to make it!
I have a tip that I do with onions especially because they make me cry, but works with other ingredients too. When chopping onions for a meal I chop an extra (or more) & freeze the extra ones (1 chopped onion/baggie) and store in my freezer. This gives me a break from tearing up or can come in handy if I don’t have one.
I used to work for subway when I was 19, and their trick was grabbing their onions and sticking them in their walk-in freezer for 15 minutes. We would then grab them and chop them. TEAR FREE, works all the time. I do this at home too.
Soak the onion in water for 5 mins before cutting it and also grab a piece of chewing gum and chew for the duration of working with it! You have been life hacked!
Natasha, I was having breakfast with my parents and at the same time we were watching this video, at the end my dad said, "now you know what to cook for us today!"... We love your channel, we send you a big hug from Nicaragua 🤗👏
Glad your dad would like to try my recipe. Thanks for watching Manuel. Big hugs too. 😊
@@Natashaskitchen You're very welcome
I made this without potatoes to keep the carbs and calories low. I went with cauliflower, mushrooms, 1 cup of chopped zucchini and half a medium eggplant cut into bite-sized pieces (added toward the end of simmering so still a little firm). I will be making this every week this winter. It was outstanding. I used fresh 1/2 and 1/2 . Warm the 1/2 & 1/2, mix in a level tablespoon of flour and then add some warm soup broth to the dairy mixture before adding all to the soup. Don't boil it and the dairy will NOT curdle. Natasha's beet borscht is also amazing as is the French onion soup. It was like the now closed Top of the Sixes Restaurant at Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan, NY. Natasha is the real deal - World Class! Thanks, Natasha!
Thanks for sharing, I’m glad you’re enjoying my recipes. 😊
I like your alternative version better than Naasha's. TFS !! ☝️🥰
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Next, I will try your borscht soup. 😃 BTW, zuppa is Polish word for soup.
Hi Natasha, it s Olivia here. I foud your blog a week ago, i saved some recipe from you, and guess what, I just finished the Zuppa Toscana soup , before...and it taste , wonderful...I replaced the cream with greek yoghurt, and it s a very wonderful taste....thanks for the recipe...
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
I’ve made this so many times now it’s just so good and comforting, I make it low carb by switching the potatoes for cauliflower, it’s awesome!
I’m so glad you love the recipe!
Wow, what a hearty soup
It sure is!
This recipe has become a go to for me! It’s so so delicious. I season the sausage, bacon, and soup to make it a little spicy and full of flavors!
Love it, sounds perfect! Thank you for sharing that with us ❤️
GREAT COMFORTING SOUP !!!
This is a great recipe! I've made a version of this soup for years using two or three recipes that I found on the internet, but this will be my Zuppa Toscana recipe from now on. Thank you Natasha!!! Two Big Thumbs Up!
I love kale and this soup delicious
We made this last night and it was amazing! Made some garlic bread to go with. Will def be in the rotation!! We love loved it!
Wife asked me to make this, so I found your video and made it today. Recipe is spot on, much better than the restaurant’s since it’s fresh homemade. One of the best soups I’ve ever made thank you!
That's so awesome to hear! I'm glad you loved it!
3 Years Later and though I have it memorized already. it never feels old watching your videos over and over again
Perhaps one of the most simplest recipes that I've ever prepared. However, the way she mixed and layer all the flavors. It make it super better than just superb. My brother super. Thanks for the recipe
I am so glad you enjoyed it!
Yummy, this is one of our favorites too! I add a little flour with the bacon grease to make it thicker, like a chowder instead of a soup. Both options are good! And FYI: Plain coconut or soy creamer works perfect in this recipe for those of us who can't have milk.
Thank you so much for sharing your great tips!!
A chowder sounds amazing! I love this soup but will give your version a try next time.
Jacqueline Thornton Thank you for that tip about the coconut n soy milk... It would be great for vegan pple.
Love this soup! Olive Garden is about an hour away, my husband brought me some Zuppa Toscana the other day when he had business in that city. Your version is so much better, I didn't expect this. I'm so glad I ran across your great recipes when I looked for the soup recipe.
thank you!
Hi 👋 Natasha I made this soup and I added Swiss chard instead of kale just because I love Swiss chard. The soup came out amazing. When i saw you had a recipe for Zuppa Toscana I had to try making it. We don’t have Olive Gardens where I live in Canada. The only time I get to have some is when I’m visiting Florida. I always have 2 bowls because I don’t know when I will get the chance to eat it again. I’m so happy I came across your recipe. This recipe is definitely a keeper. It taste exactly like the Olive Garden soup.
This is the only soup that my husband likes and one day while we were at Olive Garden he said we have to learn how to make this at home. I found your recipe online it made it for him and it was like he fell in love with me all over again 😅 hahaha Now it's a number one request in our house. Making it at home is so much better because I can have control as far as the amount of meat, more is better ! 😋 Thank you ❤️
Aaaw that’s the sweetest! I’m happy to read this story, very inspiring. ❤️
@@Natashaskitchen I made a huge pot last night; I used the hot turkey Italian sausage instead of pork. Added lots of kale and onions and garlic. He loved it as always 😜 even I kept dipping the ladle back into the pot for "taste tests" 😂
This is one of my favorite recipes. Especially when someone in the house is sick
I made this plant based with vegan bacon and sausage. I used some vegan cream cheese and some oat milk in place of cream.. also added a bit of white wine vinegar.. I saw some other recipes that had vinegar in the recipes. The little bit of acidity added so much. Also added a generous amount of Italian seasoning and lemon pepper. So good!!
I love this soup, my fave olive garden soup
Ya ari beuote fil nice
Super yummy soup , thanks for the recipe
Most welcome 😊
I was at olive garden today and had the zuppa Toscana soup. I loved it. So I searched RUclips and your recipe for it came up . I'm definitely going to make this so I can enjoy it at home. Yummy 🥲
Wonderful! I hope you love this recipe as much as we do. It’s so good!
Made this for dinner and it was absolutely delicious! The family enjoyed it as it was perfect after being out in a cold and rainy day.
So glad to hear it was a hit!
Natashaskitchen, I been making this soup few times already and we are loving it. Thank u very much!😍❤
Wow, wow, WOW!! Made this tonight as directed but with collard greens instead of kale.... New fave, hubby went back for 3rds then groaned about "too much but worth it" for the rest of the night. Thanks!!
You’re welcome! So glad it was a hit. 😊
I rarely cook but when I do....I can't get enough of this! Thanks for the recipe!
You're so welcome!
Worked out pretty well for me thanks! I should have known to leave out the cream when storing in fridge or freezer for later but now I know!
I love this soup! It's one of favorite soup in the world!❤👍
It's an all time favorite Helena! 😀
@@Natashaskitchen I made this soup couple times and coworkers loved it so much❤
Great recipe. My wife requested this for her birthday, and thanks to your video, I didn't have to ask her how to make it.
So glad you found this recipe. :)
I'll make this-thanks! And so great that you got right to the recipe without chit-chat!
I just put my self in your shoes 😊. Thank you for watching and I hope you love it
I made this today with cauliflower to be low carb instead of potatoes. I used spinach instead of kale because I didn't have any. I also didn't use bacon. I added crushed red pepper, 3 cloves of garlic. It was AMAZING. Eating it now.
Gosh !!! She make everything look simple and delicious! I don’t like to cook but this videos making me cook more often.
Thanks for the compliment Ana. Glad to hear that I am inspiring you to cook more! 💗
Short, precise and to the point. I love it!
Thank you!
Natasha, I tried this recipe tonight, it was awesome, So far this is the second soup of yours I have tried, clam chowder will be next. I wish I could give you two thumbs up for this one. yummy!
This soup is absolutely amazing. I have made it twice now and both me and my boyfriend love it. Definitely a new favorite in our home.
So glad to hear that!
I love this recipe. I recently accidentally bought a pre-cooked sausage: dartagnan smoked andouille sausage. I decided to try it in this. I cubed it and threw it in at the end of the bacon cooking.. just long enough to release the oils.... holy cow it was next level.
My daughter made this for one occasion, needless to say we all loved it !!!!! It is a
good hardy old fashioned soup 👍🏻👍🏻😘
I made this soup and its sooooo delicious, my family felt in love with it😍😍😍😍 thank you so much Natasha. I'd also really like to see you make broccoli cheddar soup.
You're welcome! I'm glad to hear the recipe is a HIT and I will keep your suggestion in mind!
This has to be my favorite soup EVER!! This, along with your focaccia bread, AWESOME!!!
So good to hear that!
The only change I made was to use Italian sweet sausage instead of hot sausage (I'm a wimp when it comes to spicy stuff....) and it was delicious. Best soup I ever made! I think it would also be good with cannelli beans instead of the potatoes, gonna give that a try next.
UPDATE: I did make this again with cannelli beans and chicken instead of sausage. I also added sliced carrots because they are pretty and I used just chicken broth and 2 cups of half and half. So I guess this can no longer be referred to as Zuppa Toscana, but it sure was was delicious!
I'm a sissy to hot stuff too. The soup I had this evening didn't have the spicy hot sausage and it was delicious.
This soup is so dang good! The only thing I did different was I used regular chicken broth not low sodium and I used an additional half cup of cream. And at the end I used a good 2 tsp’s of salt and about half a teaspoon of pepper. It came out PERFECT. Not too salty at all. Thanks Natasha! I’ve made several of your recipes so far!
Sounds good! Great to hear that you liked it!
I love this soup! But instead of potatoes I use cauliflower and mushrooms and it tastes delicious too! ❤️
Never made this soup but your adjustment sound real good!
I did once and take to work,,my friends love it!
Great to hear!
Love this video
Straight to the point
Looks good will try tonight
I made it AGAIN. Everyone loved it.
I’m glad!
Thank you for this recipe! I love making this quick and easy soup especially during the fall ❤️
Me too this is so yummy.
Amazing and easy recipe, I made it with my son today we just added a few pepper flakes and it was delicious, Thank you!
I’ve made a very similar version of this before and omg it’s incredible 🤤
my favorite soup from olive garden
Making this Now! Yes it’s Early in the Morning Yes I’m Having it for Breakfast,Lunch and Dinner ❤️😂
Candice, thank you for making the recipe and for writing in 👏🏼
One of my favorite soups to make! Anyone who trys it, is hooked! Love fresh kale from the garden. If you have picky eaters, you can cut the kale up really small and add it with potatoes to make it softer. Also I've used regular breakfast sausage ( roll kind ) in place of Italian sausage, and it comes out amazing!
Thanks so much for shairing! This is our favorite and I’m glad yours too!
oh, this should be delicious... Thank you for the recipe, Natasha!
You are very welcome 😀.
Natashas Kitchen omg bless you I've been looking for this recipe .... thanks.. I was wondering what happen to you ... my notifications wasn't on 😩😩😩
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Душевненько..👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏👏👏
Phenomenal video! So straight forward and easy to follow!!
Thank you for your compliment and for watching. ❤️
Keeps getting better every time I make it.
Just made and finished up the soup. My family LOVED it!!!! Thank you so much for the recipe, looking forward to making many more of your recipes. I just subscribed
So great to hear that your family loved it Jennifer. Thanks for subscribing and happy cooking! 😍
We go to Olive garden but we love the soup so we found your recipe ,we made it and we all love it! Your recipe is excellent , simple and easy to make thank you! Every time we make it we all watch your video i even have it saved
WISH WE HAD A BOTTOMLESS POT this is so easy and soooo good. Thank you !
😁
You’re welcome 😊
My favorite soup😊
I love anything that you cook thanks :-)
Thank you for being you😊
yummy that looks yummy. That's alot of garlic
Can't wait to try. Thanks for sharing. This is the only reason I go to Olive Garden.
And you can now make this at home anytime you’re craving for it 😊
I made it this evening and I am surprised it came out delicious 👌💕☺️
Nice to hear that!
My family's favorite as well. I like the trick of cooking bacon in same pot. I have found a workaround from buying premade chicken broth, which can get expensive. I often boil pork ribs for 2h until they are soft, then grill them quickly with a glaze. The resulting broth makes for perfect base for the soup, just make sure to skim off the scum and excess fat before use. Saves money and super tasty!
Looks good sweetheart am going to get the ingredients and make this at my mums and munch the lot!!👍😄.
Sounds like a plan Craig! Let me know how it goes. 😊
I make this alot in the winter time also!
My husband and I like to put spinach in instead of Kale, still equally as good.
Agree.
Great alternative!
I've made it with both and I prefer the texture of the Kale, and it also seems to hold up better.
Snap am going to put spinach in mine to .👍😄
@@addicted367 Team Kale! :)
My favorite from Olive Garden
You can now make this delicious soup at home 😊
Only thing missing is a little bit of crushed,dried,hot pepper flakes. Just seems to give it that little zing.
At what point in the recipe should they be added
@@cheeseburgerpaladin once you have some liquid in the pan, and then stir
Cook them in with the sausage
@@ToastWarner i do, but she did not, or i missed it
I absolutely 100% agree that red pepper flakes absolutely makes this recipe. The sausage by itself doesn't *quite* provide the level of "zing" that I'm looking for. This is a great recipe and video though
I had this soup for the first time this eve at a birthday party. This was one of 3 soups served. Oh my!! This was so good tasting.
Trying this with Swiss Chard, hope it comes out well, Thank you for the awesome video! :D
Hope it goes well!
Another family hit! Thank you so much Natasha!!
so glad to hear that!
Making for New Year's Eve and I Love it 😍
Happy New Year!
OMG....YAZZZZZZZ!!!!!! the only reason I go to OLIVE Garden! Not anymore after this video.
Thank YOU!
Yes, you can now make your fave dish at home 😊
Natasha, your zuppa toscana soup is the best
It is one of our favorites! Thank you for watching.
I made this couple days ago and was definitely a big hit!
I'm so happy to hear that! Thanks for sharing your awesome review :)
Hey Natasha... I have made this toscana soup and was a total success!!!... my wife was so happy .haha.. I really love your recipes .. you rock!...
Wonderful! Thanks a lot for sharing that with us. ❤️
Yummy soup! i can taste it! so gooood! Thank you!
You are very welcome 😀!
Thank you Natasha for a delicious recipe. I cooked zuppa toscano and I added parsley. It turned out to be a super dainty soup. I made it for the first time and everyone loved it. Cheers. Thanks again.
Glad to hear! Thank you for your great feedback ❤️
On the road to a million subscribers! I know you’ll get there ! I’m hooked on your channel 😀❤️🌸
You are so sweet Lynette, thank for being the part of our community 👏🏻
Your welcome ! You deserve it ! I’m learning a lot from you
Making this tonight with this nice weather in Texas 😋😋😋 always the best!!!! Love this recipe!
Sounds good! It is perfect for the cold weather, enjoy. ❤️
WHY MAKE ME SUFFER!😂 I’m definitely asking my mom to make this
My mom just forces me to make it for her XD
This recipe is the Best! I just made this soup tonight, and no lie, it tastes just like we brought it home from Olive Garden! Thank you! And we look forward to trying more of your recipes!
That’s awesome feedback. Thanks a lot for sharing! ❤️❤️
класний ополоник😉а супчик супер!!!
Awesome
Mama this needs more seasoning):
Not heavy on flavor.? Hmm... I would say add some seasonings.... but i cannot share my recipe because its wayyyyy better tasting than this one frim looks of it.
HOWEVER--> This is a basic
' base soup recipe.'
Start here then add more stuff.....
Be creative 👩🍳 🍲 🍗
A little MSG wouldn't hurt.@@jennymacaluso4062
That sausage gave it a bunch of flavor. And the chicken broth. I didn’t need more
It was full of flavor, 😒
Yes I added alot of flavor and seasoning . I make my own chicken broth and add about 1/4 cup of seasonings mixed . I made it exactly like this recipe the first time and no one ate any of it because they said it tastes like water soup with 10 full cups of honeade chicken broth . So that's why I add extra seasoning and extra heavy whip cream
I made this for my family, and we all loved it.
Glad to hear!
Oh my gosh did you say bacon?! This soup is so doable ( even for me ) LOL
Bacon is LIFE 💕