Toscana Soup. Add the chicken broth, increase the heat to high and bring to a boil. Transfer to a plate to drain. Zuppa Toscana is a vegetable and bean soup made with kale, zucchini, cannellini beans, potatoes and tomatoes, plus celery, carrots and onion.
The rich soup is made with Italian sausage, potatoes, cream, and crushed red pepper. It is truly satisfying and irresistible. Tuck into this on a cold day and you are sure to be warmed all the way down to your toes. "Toscana" refers to the Tuscany region of Italy.
Hey everyone, it's John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we're going to make a distinctive dish, toscana soup. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I'm gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Add the chicken broth, increase the heat to high and bring to a boil. Transfer to a plate to drain. Zuppa Toscana is a vegetable and bean soup made with kale, zucchini, cannellini beans, potatoes and tomatoes, plus celery, carrots and onion.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook toscana soup using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Toscana Soup:
- {Make ready 1 package of breakfast sausage links, chopped.
- {Get 1 package of bacon (not precooked), chopped.
- {Make ready 1 of med onion, chopped.
- {Make ready 3 cloves of garlic, minced.
- {Prepare 2-3 packs of Knorrs chicken stock base.
- {Make ready 1 quart of water.
- {Make ready 3 of large potatoes, cut into 1 inch cubes.
- {Make ready 1 bunch of kale, stemmed and chopped.
- {Make ready 1/2-1 cup of heavy cream.
- {Prepare of salt and pepper.
Therefore, "Zuppa Toscana" translates to "Tuscan soup" or "Tuscan-style soup." Traditionally, this soup is made with lots of veggies, beans, potatoes, olive oil, spices, Italian bacon, and Tuscan bread (it kind of reminds me of a minestrone). Zuppa Toscana Soup is made with sausage, potatoes, bacon (did someone say bacon?!), onion, chicken broth, kale, heavy cream, and parmesan cheese. It is so creamy and delicious and you won't want to stop at one bowl. This Zuppa Toscana Soup is absolutely perfect for a cozy weeknight dinner at home as the temperatures start to plummet.
Instructions to make Toscana Soup:
- In a soup pot fry sausage till done, remove and set aside, drain grease..
- In the same pot fry bacon till crisp, remove, divide and set aside. Drain grease, keeping a few teaspoons in the pot..
- Add onions to the bacon grease and cook until translucent, add the garlic and cook an additional minute..
- Add chicken stock base*, water and potatoes..
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until potatoes are fully cooked..
- Add sausage, kale, half the bacon and the cream*..
- Simmer an additional 4 minutes or until desire doneness of kale..
- Salt and pepper to taste, serve topped with remaining crumbled bacon..
- When I add the stock base and cream I start with the minimum amount required and then taste and add or not to suite my own personal preference..
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