Zuppa Toscana Soup (Olive Garden Clone) Recipe

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Zuppa Toscana Soup  (Olive Garden Clone)
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Bring chicken stock and water to a light boil and add potatoes.
  2. In a skillet (preferably cast iron or enameled cast iron) cook bacon until somewhat done and remove (but do not add bacon to the soup, save for a BLT or something).
  3. Sauté the onion in the bacon rendering until almost caramelized (golden color).
  4. Remove and put in boiling stock.
  5. In the same skillet add olive oil and cook Italian sausage (with casings removed).
  6. Add garlic with the sausage and cook until sausage is done and the consistency of ground hamburger meat.
  7. Add mixture to the stock.
  8. By this time check to see if potatoes are cooked by trying to squish them on the side of the stock pot.
  9. When they are done reduce heat and add cream and Swiss chard, salt, anise, red pepper, black pepper.
  10. Serve with garlic bread or corn bread (or even better an herbed Parmesan corn bread).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 270.41 Kcal (1132 kJ)
Calories from fat 132.11 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.68g 23%
Cholesterol 31.44mg 10%
Sodium 659.71mg 27%
Potassium 636.82mg 14%
Total Carbs 20.4g 7%
Sugars 1.58g 6%
Dietary Fiber 2.03g 8%
Protein 13.84g 28%
Vitamin C 9.8mg 16%
Iron 1.5mg 8%
Calcium 77.5mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 71.52 Kcal (299 kJ)
Calories from fat 34.94 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.88g 23%
Cholesterol 8.31mg 10%
Sodium 174.48mg 27%
Potassium 168.42mg 14%
Total Carbs 5.4g 7%
Sugars 0.42g 6%
Dietary Fiber 0.54g 8%
Protein 3.66g 28%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 16%
Iron 0.4mg 8%
Calcium 20.5mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.2
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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