Olive Garden Toscana Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate with a slotted spoon; set aside to drain. Add the Italian sausage to the drippings and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until browned and no longer pink, about 6 minutes. Transfer to the paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• Add the potatoes, garlic and onion to the drippings and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, 6 to 8 minutes. Season with the crushed red pepper flakes and salt and pepper. Add the chicken broth, increase the heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the potatoes are tender and cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Add the kale, heavy cream, bacon and sausage and cook over medium heat until the kale is tender, another 5 minutes. Stir in the vinegar just before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300F degrees. Place sausage links onto a sheet pan and bake for 25 minutes, or until done; cut into half lengthwise, then cut at an angle into 1/2 inch slices.
• Place onions and bacon in a large saucepan and cook over medium heat until onions are almost clear. Add garlic and cook an additional 1 minute.
• Add chicken base, water and potatoes, simmer 15 minutes.
• Add sausage, kale and cream. Simmer 4 minutes and serve.

Steps:

• In a large pot saute sausage 5 to 6 minutes until browned. Use a slotted spoon to transfer sausage to a plate and set aside.
• In the same pot, add butter and saute onions over medium heat until translucent. Add garlic and saute for another minute until fragrant.
• Add chicken broth, water, potatoes, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil.
• Boil until potatoes are tender.
• Stir in kale and heavy cream. Add sausage.
• Taste and add salt and pepper if needed.
• Serve garnished with grated parmesan cheese if desired. You can also add dried Italian herb seasoning or Herbs de Province with red pepper flakes to make it spicier.

Steps:

• In some olive oil sauté the onion and garlic until transparent.
• Add water and chicken base or 2 quarts chicken broth.
• Add the potatoes (I like to use frozen hash browns that I always have on hand).
• Add the seasonings.
• Bring to boil. Cover with lid and simmer.
• Brown the sausage, breaking up into small pieces, and drain in a stainer.
• Wash the kale, remove the stems/rib. Slice across you can add fresh or thawed frozen spinach squeezed dry).
• Add the sausage and kale to your saucepan and cook until potatoes are tender.
• Add the can of evaporated milk and heat through.
• Check to see if you want to add any salt.
• Serve with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Enjoy.:-).

Steps:

• Place onions and bacon into large saucepan and cook onions over medium heat until they are almost clear. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Add chicken bouillon, water and potatoes, bring to a simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 5 more minutes then serve.