The Recipe

Zuppa Toscana Soup (Olive Garden Clone)

Name: Zuppa Toscana Soup (Olive Garden Clone)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 1 (707 g)
Ingredients: 2 (32 ounce) kitchen basics chicken stock (don't substitute with broth) or 2 quarts homemade chicken stock (don't substitute with broth); 3 pieces bacon; 1 large onion white, diced fine; 3 -4 large russet potatoes, peeled and diced; 1 lb sweet Italian sausage; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 bunch swiss chard or 1 bunch kale, cut into bite size pieces; 2/3 cup cream or 2/3 cup half-and-half cream; 6 cups water; 1/4 teaspoon ground aniseed; 1/2-1 teaspoon salt, depending on taste; 1 dash red pepper flakes; black pepper

COOK TIME : an hourPREP TIME : 15 minutes

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Ingredients

DESCRIPTION

I have tried quite a few different recipes that state they are a Zuppa Toscana Copy Cat but none of them had much flavor and while they were close I set out to make a soup that is Zuppa Toscana.

INGREDIENTS

2 (32 ounce) kitchen basics chicken stock (don't substitute with broth) or 2 quarts homemade chicken stock (don't substitute with broth)
3 pieces bacon
1 large onion white, diced fine
3 -4 large russet potatoes, peeled and diced
1 lb sweet Italian sausage
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 bunch swiss chard or 1 bunch kale, cut into bite size pieces
2/3 cup cream or 2/3 cup half-and-half cream
6 cups water
1/4 teaspoon ground aniseed
1/2-1 teaspoon salt, depending on taste
1 dash red pepper flakes
black pepper