Keto Zuppa Toscana Soup

overhead view of zuppa toscana soup in a large ceramic pot with a soup ladel

Keto Zuppa Toscana Soup

Keto Zuppa Toscana is a hearty and flavorful soup featuring ground Italian sausage and a variety of vegetables in a rich and creamy broth. You will love this recipe!

Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Soup

Cuisine Italian

Keyword gluten free, Low Carb, sugar free

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 541kcal

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs ground Italian sausage
6 strips bacon
4 tbsp butter
1 small white onion diced
3 garlic cloves minced
1 medium red bell pepper chopped
2 small zucchini chopped
6 cups chicken broth
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
3 cups kale chopped or torn into bite-sized pieces

Instructions

In a large soup pot, saute Italian sausage until cooked through. Remove the cooked sausage with a slotted spoon and set it aside in a large bowl.
In the remaining sausage grease, cook the bacon. When it’s done, set aside on a plate.
Drain the remaining fat out of the pot (see notes), then add butter and onions. Saute until the onions are translucent.
Add minced garlic, chopped red pepper, and chopped zucchini and saute for 4 minutes.
Add chicken broth, heavy whipping cream, salt, pepper, cooked Italian sausage, and kale. Bring the mixture to a simmer and simmer for 5 minutes, until the kale is tender and the soup is heated through.
Remove the soup pot from the heat. Crumble the bacon and either stir it into the soup or use it to garnish individual servings.
Serve warm and enjoy!

Notes

Although butter adds a great flavor to this soup, if you would prefer to skip the butter and saute the vegetables in the sausage/bacon grease, go for it!

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