Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2007

Great recipe, Here is what I have changed, I substitute bulk Italian sausage, 1/2 mild, 1/2 hot, for the links. I cover the bottom of my frying pan in wine, then saute the sausage, onion, and garlic together. I also use evaporated milk in place of the heavy cream. I also used yellow potatoes. Everyone seems to love this soup.

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Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2007

I thought tasted very CLOSE to the restaurant's zuppa toscana. M husband LOVED it and my mom raved about it too. I will drain the grease from the bacon next time and I might add more cream. Yummy...I don't even get any left-overs! :-(

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Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2007

My husband loved this recipie.

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Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2007

What a great soup recipe Nancy and I thank you for submitting it! I read another similar recipe that called for Italian sausage and of course, this one called for smoked. I didn't want to use either, so I went with Chorizo. I'm so glad I made this choice because it added just the right amount of heat without it overpowering the dish. I don't do bouillon or soup bases, so I used fat free, low sodium chicken broth instead. I enjoy letting my soups simmer for at least an hour (makesthe house smell so homey and good) as I feel it brings out the flavors of the ingredients. The kale turned out tender and perfectly done. Loved this soup and so did my gang!

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LINDA MCLEAN

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Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2007

Excellent recipe. I doubled the garlic and used red potatoes instead of russet.

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Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2007

This is the best soup in the world.. I don't particularly like soup but I love this! It's so thick and hearty! We went back to the restaurant and had some and it wasn't near as good as this recipe. Thanks

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KRASHER

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Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2006

My husband orders this soup all the time at a well known place. He thought it was better!!! I did add more potato and I steamed the kale in the microwave for 3 1/2 minutes before I added it to the soup. This is definately a keeper.

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2006

This is a quick and easy soup to make. It was my first time making it and i was thrilled to find it turned out exactly like the restaurant soup. The only changes i made was to use hot sausage links instead of the smoked ones. I took off the casings from the links and crumbled the meat into a frying pan. I added crushed red pepper flakes as well for extra flavor and spice. I also used real bacon bits from a can and added them when the onions were already getting soft. It really saved time and work. Instead of the chicken base i used 10 cups of water and 6 bouillon cubes. The result was great! I will defineatly make this again.

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Anna

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Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2006

I have made this recipe several times and am just now getting around to rating it. My husband requests this recipe frequently during the cold winter months. Excellent.

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Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2006

This is so funny, because I got this recipe from a friend years ago. It's like exactly the same! She must have gotten it off here. hehehe In any case this gets rave reviews from everyone I've ever served it to. Recommendations ... cut the stem out of the kale, otherwise it's like bark (since the Kale steams for only 5 minutes), very unpleasent. BUT if you REALLY want to keep it, cut the stem up nice and small, leaving the leaves till later, and add them to the soup RIGHT at the beginning with the water, and it'll cook! Blend right in; you won't even notice! You can use actual chicken soup stalk. If you do, just measure the same amount as you would water, and don't bother with the bullion. I personally like to add 1/2 a cup of cream ... it's not really an absolutly limited item. You can add more if you REALLY want to. OH .. it freezes well! :)

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Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2006

This is very very good! I think it's as close as you can get to the "real deal" from Olive Garden. I love it! I will definately make again!

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Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2006

Excellent! Used hot italian sausage and added lots of red pepper flakes. I like spicy! Used chicken broth instead of stock and water and used fresh baby spinach instead of kale. I have never had this soup at OG so I can't compare, but I am going to order it the next time I go to see if mine is better :) Very hearty soup full of flavor. Will definitely make again. A keeper for sure!!

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Nurse Ellen

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2006

My husband and I thought it was good, but not as good as we expected to be. We thought it would taste like the restaurant version...but it really didn't, in my opinion.

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SouperK

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Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2006

Not what I was expecting. It's not bad, but not exactly like Olive Garden's. The sausage in the soup at OG looks like it's the crumbled type, and has a spicy flavor, not a smoked flavor. I think the sausage I used was a little too salty and I didn't care for the taste of the smokey flavor in this recipe. I'll probably give this one another try, but with a different type of sausage.

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Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2006

Good soup, very greasy. My friend Claire absolutley loved it she would have given it a 5. My friend Eboni and I give it a 4. So it is really somewhere in the middle. A 4.5!!

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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2006

Yum! I love this soup! I used ground Italian sausage and carrots because that's what I had...

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JRenae

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2006

WOW! This does taste just like the Italian Restaurant Chain's version! EXCELLENT and I will make it again and again!

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Pam Maxson-Rodriguez

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2006

Tastes like olive gardens, but too many potatoes i cut the amount i put in in half the second time around.

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mrsblizz

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2006

Good soup. I've never had the soup at Olive Garden, so can not compare. I will make again but, will not add the cream and sausage unitl after the kale is done. The sausage cooked too long and lost some of it's flavor. Also, I used hot Itialian turkey sausage.

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Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2006

its okay

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