This recipe for Creamy Tuscan Soup is made with 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, and this is our family’s take. We love it so much it’s one of our go-to dinners whenever we’re craving a hearty bowl of soup.
It’s a meal, but adding some focaccia breadsticks for dunking is a side dish I highly recommend. Just like the restaurant, except at home!
Recipe Notes
This is a quick 30-minute soup recipe, which makes me a happy mom. It’s easier and faster than herding the family into the car to go out for dinner!
We love it with extra spice, so I use spicy Italian sausage, and I add some red pepper flakes for even more heat. If you prefer mild sides, use regular Italian sausage and skip the red pepper. It will still be delicious.
Not everyone is a kale fan, but this soup is delicious. It cooks down, so it’s tender and delicious!
Don’t forget the cheese – a generous amount of Parmesan cheese simmers in the soup, giving the broth some body, and we sprinkle a lot over the top for serving. It’s not to be missed.
The bacon garnish is optional, but we love it. It adds a nice crispy texture, but the soup is still amazing without it.

Ingredients
- Chopped red onion
- Chopped yellow onion
- Olive oil
- Minced garlic cloves
- Chicken broth
- Peeled and diced red potatoes
- Roughly chopped kale
- Hot Italian sausage
- Heavy whipping cream
- Grated Parmesan cheese or Asiago cheese
- Salt and white pepper

How do you make Creamy Tuscan Soup?
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.


My favorite kitchen tools used to make Creamy Tuscan Soup:
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KNIVES: A good set of kitchen knives is essential for preparing any meal. I recently invested in some Cutco knives, and I have not regretted it. These are hands down my favorite knives I have owned.
CUTTING BOARD: This is a kitchen must-have and counter saver for me. While we have countertops, you can cut on, and this extra step will preserve my counter. I also find that using a cutting board makes for less cleanup afterward. I love this cutting board because it has a groove around the board to prevent juices from running all of the counters.
SAUCEPAN: I am a total snob after having an assortment of pots in our cupboard over the years. I won’t try anything else after getting some Calphalon pots on sale at my local grocer. They are affordable and durable – a win-win in our home.

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 – you have to try it. Bon appetit! XOXO San
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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 tasted better than Olive Garden
LOL! Agreed! xo San
More of a question than a comment, there is no mention of the spicy Italian sausage in the directions.
The directions are incomplete.
Now the directions are all there. Don’t know why or what happened earlier this morning. 🙂 thanks…making this for dinner tonight!!
I made this for the family this past weekend, and we ate it all so fast. This is one of those soups that leaves you feeling like you really ate something!
One of my very favorite kinds of comfort soups!
Oh! Yum! Been craving for this for SO long! Will make this this week!
This looks absolutely delicious! I can’t wait to take a huge bite!
I love these flavors so much! This soup will become our new favorite for sure!
This is the best Tuscan soup! My family is in love with your recipe which we are making very often!
So tasty and incredibly delicious! Those flavors makes this simply irresistible!
This soup is our favorite comfort food! It’s so delicious and so easy.
I really like your soup! Thank you for the great recipe.
Perfect creamy Tuscan soup. Delicious. The Italian sausage makes a big difference. Fantastic pictures and instructions. Thanks for sharing.
This is the best looking tuscan soup I have ever seen! I will be making it this weekend!
My kind of comfort food! That is definitely a must make!