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Healthy Zuppa Toscana Soup recipe, served and ready to eat, easy homemade dish
Yesica Andrews

Copycat Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Healthy Cozy Real Way to Make This Better

This Copycat Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Healthy recipe delivers a delicious, lightened up version of the classic soup, perfect for an easy dinner or family dinner. It’s a comforting and healthy zuppa toscana soup that's ideal for any weeknight dinner and brings that signature cozy feel without the extra heaviness.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients

Ingredients
  

  • 10 slices thick-cut bacon, diced
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 pound ground Italian sausage
  • 1 medium yellow onion, diced
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
  • 1 quart chicken stock
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder, (optional)
  • 2 large russet potatoes, peeled, sliced into ½-inch rounds, and quartered
  • 2 medium zucchini, (about 1 pound), halved and sliced into ½-inch-thick half-moons
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 4 cups stemmed and roughly torn curly kale
  • ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
  • Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, for serving