How to Make Super Delicious Zuppa Toscana | Copycat Recipes | Allrecipes.com

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

Italian sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Turkey sausage offers lower fat content while still providing flavor.

kale

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Spinach is more tender and widely available.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor without dairy.

Heat a Dutch oven over medium high heat.

Add 1 pound of mild Italian sausage and crumble it with the back of a spoon.

Add 1 and 1/4 teaspoons of crushed red pepper flakes and cook until browned and no longer pink, about 10 to 15 minutes.

Drain the sausage and set it aside.

In the same Dutch oven, add 4 bacon slices cut into 1/2 inch pieces and cook over medium heat until crisp, about 10 minutes.

Remove the bacon and drain the excess fat, leaving a few tablespoons of drippings in the bottom.

Add 1 large diced onion and 1 tablespoon of minced garlic to the Dutch oven and cook until the onions are soft and translucent, stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes.

Pour in 5 (13 and 1/4 ounce) cans of low sodium chicken broth (8 and 2/3 cups) and bring to a boil over high heat.

Add 6 thinly sliced potatoes and boil until fork tender.

Reduce the heat to medium and add the cooked bacon back in.

Stir in 1 cup of heavy cream and the cooked sausage, and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.

Just before serving, add 1/4 bunch of fresh spinach leaves, tough stems removed, and stir to combine.

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