I’m starting off soup season with my top 5 favorite soups and this my friends, is among them! Zuppa Toscana is creamy, rich, and so comforting. I’m drooling already!
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This has got to the best fall soup around. Can it get any better than rich cream, sausage, and potatoes? Even the green stuff, I mean kale, tastes so good adding a nice round texture and valuable nutrients to the dish!
However, if you’re asking my little sons, they would strongly disagree with a very mature “BLAH”.
Half of the family loves it and the other half would be eating macaroni from a box every night if they got their way. Which is entirely offensive since I rarely cook from a box and my homemade macaroni and cheese is seriously so good!
What do they know? They are just 5 and 3 getting home cooked meals regularly. They don’t know how blessed they are!
Well for my husband, daughter, and so far, the baby, we love this soup and if you’re not my 5- and 3-year-old little boys – you likely will too!
Is Zuppa Toscana healthy?
It depends on the quality of your ingredients. But overall, I think it is.
We like to use organic foods. This is great for limiting your exposure to pesticides. Different types of pesticides have been associated with: endocrine disorders, having negative effects on embryonic development, cardiovascular diseases, negative effects on the male reproductive system and nervous system, dementia, and also a possible increased risk for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.(source)
We also like to source our meat and dairy local. This not only helps our local community, but you also can see how your meat is raised and treated! In my opinion, local meat tastes richer and better than store bought.
I also like to use my own homemade bone broth for this recipe. You can use a stock broth but bone broth is packed with so many nutrients that benefit a body!
How to make Zuppa Toscana
Equipment Used
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Large Pot
Ingredients you’ll need
- Meat: sausage
- Veggies: kale, potatoes, onion, and garlic cloves
- Homemade: Bone Broth (can substitute chicken or veggie stock)
- Dairy: heavy cream (raw is the best!)
- Spices: better than bullion seasoning base (chicken or veggie) and salt
Steps for making Zuppa Toscana
This is a one pot dinner that makes about 8-10 servings. It’s great for feeding a crowd or large family! It is so easy to dump in the ingredients and cook on the stove top, you might want to add it to your regular monthly meals this winter!
- Chop your veggies first, then you can just dump and cook quickly.
- Add a little grease to the bottom of a large soup pot and brown your sausage over medium heat. Be sure to break the sausage into small pieces.
- Add your onion and garlic to the soup pan, cooking until the onion is soft and fragrant.
- Pour your bone broth, water, potatoes, salt, pepper, and better than bouillon seasoning into the pot.
- Allow to simmer on medium to medium-high heat for about 20 minutes or until the potato slices are tender.
- Next, turn off the heat and add the cream and kale to the pot.
- Ladle into bowls and serve alone or with some garlic bread!
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Zuppa Toscana
Equipment
- 1 Cutting Board
- 1 Sharp Knife
- 1 Large Soup Pot
Ingredients
- 1 lb Sausage ground
- ½ Onion finely diced
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
- 1 quart Bone Broth
- 1 quart Water
- 2 lbs Potatoes golden or russet; sliced
- 1½ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Pepper
- 1 Tbsp Better than bouillon seasoning blending
- 1 cup Heavy cream
- 1 bunch Kale destemmed and rough chopped
Instructions
- Chop your veggies first, then you can just dump and cook quickly.
- Add a little grease to the bottom of a large soup pot and brown your 1 lb Sausage over medium heat. Be sure to break the sausage into small pieces.
- Add your ½ Onion and 3 cloves Garlic to the soup pan. Cook until the onion is soft and fragrant.
- Pour your 1 quart Bone Broth, 1 quart Water, 2 lbs Potatoes, 1½ tsp Salt, ½ tsp Pepper, and 1 Tbsp Better than bouillon seasoning blending into the pot.
- Allow to simmer on medium to medium-high heat for about 20 minutes or until the potato slices are tender.
- Next, turn off the heat and add 1 cup Heavy cream and 1 bunch Kale to the pot.
- Ladle into bowls and serve alone or with some garlic bread!
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