Low-Carb Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup
Are you a fan of Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana?
Did you know it’s simple and quick to make at home? Trust me, this low-carb Zuppa Toscana soup is so flavorful, you won’t even miss the carbs!
Low-Carb Zuppa Toscana Recipe
yield: 6 SERVINGS
prep time: 20 MINUTES
cook time: 20 MINUTES
total time: 40 MINUTES
Ingredients
- 1 pound Italian sausage (I used mild)
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
- 16 oz. chicken broth
- 1 quart water
- 1 teaspoon bouillon (if desired for extra flavor)
- 3 cups kale or Swiss chard, chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream
Directions
1
In a soup pot on the stove, crumble and brown sausage over medium-high heat.
2
Add onion and garlic and cook until translucent in color. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
3
Reduce heat to medium and add cauliflower florets, broth, and water. Stir and add bouillon, if desired.
4
Cook on medium heat until cauliflower is tender, about 15-20 minutes.
5
Reduce heat to low and sprinkle in chopped kale. Pour in cream and stir well. Serve hot.
Nutritional Information
Yield: 6 servings, Serving Size: 1 serving
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 450, Total Carbohydrates: 15g, Fiber: 3g, Net Carbohydrates: 12g, Total Fat: 37g, Protein: 18g
Hip Tip: To make this in your slow cooker, brown the meat with onions and garlic, then place inside the slow cooker along with the broth and cauliflower. Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 6-8 hours. Stir in kale and cream at the end. Serve hot.
This soup is AMAZING!
It’s my favorite dish at Olive Garden, and the home-made low-carb version tastes so similar, maybe even better! My husband said he liked the cauliflower more than potatoes, and my kids actually ate the cauliflower without complaining! The leftovers are really great as well.
We really LOVED this easy low carb meal idea!
I love this soup! Thanks!
Enjoy Melanie! Thanks for stopping by.
Is the nutritional info for 1 serving or 6 servings? If 6, would I just divide the nutritional stats by 6? Thank you in advance, just on day 3 of Keto and don’t wanna mis-calculate!
Nutrition is for one serving. So this makes about 6 bowls of soup. Nutrition is for one. Hope that helps.
15g carbs for one serving?
She miscalcuated in the recipe. I added all the net carbs together from the Sausage (about 3g) the onion (about 10g) the garlic (about 3g for 3 cloves) The cauliflower (2g per cup chopped so lets say you use 3 cups chopped cauliflower from a huge head of it = 6g total) and finally kale (1g in 3 cups fresh!!).
26.5g net carbs for whole batch = 4.5 for a serving. This is very manageable on a 20g net carb daily limit.
in my above comment I did not account for the kale being chopped vs/unchopped so it is more then 4.5g per serving. Perhaps use spinach/collard greens in place of kale to bring down net carbs.
Thank you for recalculating. This is better then 15 gr carbs per serving
Hi Diane! Your so very welcome🥰
I made this soup tonight and we all loved it! It was filling, a little spicey, so tasty and healthy to boot. Thanks so much for this recipe we will definitely be making it again. 😉
Perfect! Thanks for sharing.
This is a weekly staple in our house! All 3 kids fight over the leftovers!
Aww, that’s so great to hear, Lynn! Happy it has been such a hit! Thanks for the feedback!
This soup is delicious! I reduced the cream by half and added the bullion. The results were yummy with a little less calories!
Yay! Thanks for telling us the changes you made and that it was yummy, Judi Hoffmann!
I NEVER leave reviews! I made this the other night, I split it in half before adding the cauliflower, and put potatoes in half for the non-Keto husband. His review “I think this is better than the restaurants, and I really like the restaurants!” Very Hi praise from someone that usually says if that’s keto I aint eating!
Oh wow!! SO glad he enjoyed it! Thanks so much for sharing his review on this soup! We sure appreciate it! 💕🙌
When you make this in the crock pot, it doesn’t make mention of adding the water, just the broth? Is this correct? Just use the broth and no water for crock pot version??
I would add the water and broth just like the stovetop! We will get this updated, Ashley!
Do you use water for the crock pot version. It only mentions putting in the broth.
Yes you use the water as well.
This is a weekly recipe for us too. I do add a couple of tablespoons of Pesto which seems to deepen the flavor.
Perfect! Thanks for sharing ❤️
How much pesto?! Oh my that sounds amazing!