OLIVE GARDEN ZUPPA TOSCANA

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.

Saute 0.5 pound ground turkey in a pot without oil, mixing to prevent burning.

Add a pinch of salt to the turkey and mix well, then turn off the heat.

Dissolve 2 cups of stock cubes in 2 cups of hot water in a bowl.

Pour the dissolved stock into a soup pot and add 2 cups of heavy cream over medium heat until it starts to shimmer.

Slice the potatoes (pink or russet) into halves about 1/4 inch thick, yielding about 2 cups.

Wash the kale thoroughly and remove the stems by slicing them off, then chop the leaves into rough pieces.

Add 3-4 cups of plain hot water to the pot, and optionally add an additional 0.5 cup of heavy cream for creaminess.

Once the cream mixture is shimmering, add the potatoes, kale, and cooked turkey to the pot, pushing everything down into the liquid.

Taste the mixture to check for seasoning, then cover the pot and reduce the heat to low, letting it simmer until the potatoes are cooked (about 1 hour).

Once finished, serve the soup.

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