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Keto Zuppa Toscana
Keto Zuppa Toscana Soup - a copycat version of the Olive Garden soup that is perfect for a chilly night. Made with sausage, bacon, cauliflower and kale...it's a hearty soup that is perfect for dinner.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 307 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 1 pound ground Italian sausage
- 1/2 1/2 medium onion, diced
- 1/2 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper (more to taste)
- 1 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 6 6 slices bacon, cut into pieces
- 8 8 cups chicken broth (I like better than Bouillon chicken base. Beef bone broth would be a good keto option too but is a lot higher in calories)
- 4 4 cups cauliflower florets
- 1 1 cup heavy cream
- 5 5 cups spinach, coarsley chopped
- (optional) (optional) 1/2 to 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
Instructions
- Cook the Italian sausage, onion, and red pepper flakes in a Dutch oven (or large pot with a lid) over medium-high heat until crumbly, browned, and no longer pink, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Drain, remove from pan, and set aside. The purpose of removing the sausage is so that you aren't boiling it in broth.
- Add the bacon and cook until crispy. Remove from pan.
- Pour the chicken broth into the Dutch oven; bring to a boil over high heat. Add the cauliflower, and boil until fork tender, about 15 minutes. If you want a creamy soup mash some of the cauliflower in the pot. Reduce the heat to medium and stir in the heavy cream and the cooked sausage and onion mixture; heat through. Mix the spinach and bacon into the soup a couple of minutes before serving. If you want a thicker soup, sprinkle the xanthan gum over the soup and quickly whisk in to combine and simmer until thickened. You can top with grated Parmesan if desired.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- You can control the thickness of the soup by the amount of cauliflower you put in it. The original soup isn't extremely thick but is chunky.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
307kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
28g
(43%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Trans Fat
0.02g
Cholesterol
70mg
(23%)
Sodium
451mg
(19%)
Potassium
369mg
(11%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
1791IU
(36%)
Vitamin C
25mg
(28%)
Calcium
49mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 307
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 307kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 28g | 43% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 70mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 451mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 369mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 1791IU | 36% |
| Vitamin C | 25mg | 28% |
| Calcium | 49mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.