This Creamy Tuscan Soup recipe uses kale, Italian sausage, potatoes, heavy cream, and cheese.
This warm and cozy Tuscan Soup is loaded with sausage, kale, and potatoes in a creamy broth. Top it with grated Parmesan cheese and crispy bacon for the best bowl of soup ever.
Everyone has their variation of Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana, our family’s take. We love it so much, and it’s one of our go-to dinners whenever we crave a hearty bowl of soup.
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It’s a meal, but I highly recommend adding focaccia breadsticks for dunking as a side dish—just like at the restaurant, except at home!
My family knows how much I love this soup. The Tuscan-inspired version is hearty, warming, comforting, and super flavorful—packed with comfort!
This soup is perfect for making ahead and reheating later! It can be kept in the fridge for up to 4 days or freeze it for 3 months. When you’re ready to enjoy it, heat everything up.
Recipe Tips
How to make creamy Tuscan soup
In a large, heavy-bottomed pan, heat olive oil. Add sausage, onions, and garlic, and cook until the sausage is completely cooked and the onions are tender.
Add broth and potatoes and simmer for 15 minutes over medium heat.
Add kale, heavy whipping cream, and Parmesan, and season with salt and pepper. Then simmer for another 5 minutes.
If you’re craving a hearty, comforting bowl of soup, it doesn’t get much better than this Creamy Tuscan Soup. Restaurant-inspired and so easy to make, it’s worth trying.
Make-Ahead & Freezing Tips
Make It Ahead
You can whip up this Creamy Tuscan Soup 1-3 days in advance and store it in the fridge!
To Freeze
Make the soup as directed, but hold off on adding the cream, and don’t cook the potatoes until they’re tender. Let the soup cool down, then pop it into a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months. When you’re ready to enjoy it, thaw it overnight in the fridge, reheat it on the stove, cook the potatoes until they’re tender, and then mix in the cream.
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Creamy Tuscan Soup
Ingredients
- 1/2 purple onion chopped
- 1/2 yellow onion chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 4 cups diced red potatoes skinned
- 3 cups kale roughly chopped
- 1 pound hot Italian sausage
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup parmesan or asiago cheese grated + more for topping
- salt & white pepper to taste
Instructions
- In large heavy bottomed pan heat olive oil, add sausage, onions, and garlic and cook until sausage is completely cooked and onions are tender.
- Add broth and potatoes and simmer for 15 minutes over medium heat.
- Add kale, heavy whipping cream, Parmesan and season with salt and pepper. Then simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat & serve with more grated cheese and bacon bits if desired.
This soup is delicious. I’ve made it twice already and my daughter also loves it. I rolled the Italian sausage meat into balls so it looks nice too.
I love the idea of the meatballs