Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2006

This soup is fabulous! ONly problem I had was the kale takes a bit of time to cook. Next time I'll steam it a bit before adding to the soup. definite keeper!

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Reviewed: Oct. 7, 2006

This soup was fantastic! I used sweet Italian-flavored turkey sausage, which I removed from the skins, crumbled and browned in a frying pan, using the fat from the bacon. And I used 2 cans of chicken broth instead of the water and bouillon. Since the type of potato wasn't mentioned, I used 3 small red potatoes, left the skins on and sliced thinly. I have been making this recipe almost weekly since I first tried it - I just can't get enough! Thank you, thank you, thank you, Holly.

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AJR

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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2006

1#JUST LIKE OLIVE GARDEN! I made it with italian sausage, added more potates, and 3 cubes of chicken bouillon.Perfecto!The salad and red wine added well.Its worth it all!

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Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2006

We have a cook off every three months in our family. I finally won. As much as we love the dish I will try to scale down the calories and salt intake. But we won, for the first time!!!!!!!!!!!!!Yeah! Thanks so much for the post.

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Living In: Rockford, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 4, 2006

This soup was excellent, I will make this again for sure. My family loved it. This is a keeper and it does taste like olive gardens soup

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Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2006

This is just as good as Olive Garden. I used fresh Italian Sausage (cooked and crumbled) instead of the smoked sausage. Also, added about 1 cup of half & half. Next time I'll use a bit more potato. Delicious!!!

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Dena

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Home Town: Griffin, Georgia, USA

Living In: Macon, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2006

I had never had (or knew about) the Olive Garden soup when I found this recipe. I'm curious to try it now because I love this recipe! I add a little more kale and a few spices, but pretty much follow the recipe and everyone I serve it to raves.

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MRSRADBANANA

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Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2006

ok, but not like the olive garden

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JERISGIRL

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Home Town: Portland, Oregon, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2006

I use bulk Italian Turkey Sausage & saute' it with the onions & bacon, being careful not to let it brown. Then I added the remaining ingredients except for the cream and let it simmer for 15 minutes...added the cream & served. Great flavor! We like it better than OG's! :o) Thanks for sharing!

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DARLENE1

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Reviewed: May 29, 2006

I was happy to find this recipe on this site because I love this soup! I did change a few thing to my taste. I sliced 5 potatoes instead of two, used 8 cubes of chicken bouillon instead of the soup base and used 2 quarts of water instead of one. I also browned the bacon separately and only used three slices. Thanks so much for posting this recipe!!

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Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2006

Really good, I had been searching for this recipe since the Olive Garden left Canada. I do cook the bacon separatly and drain well, I also put the Kale in and then simmer the soup without the cream for a much longer time otherwise the Kale is too tough for my liking. Also buy Hot Italian sausage to give it that spicy taste.

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M. Scicluna

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Living In: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2006

This dish was a great-tasting one that I will serve again. However, I did not feel that it tasted just like the one from olive garden. I did change the smoked sausage to italian sausage and I added a lot of half-and-half to make it have a little more liquid. This soup is very thick and hardy. It is a meal-not a side dish. I think you could half the amount of sausage and be just fine. However, it tasted great and I was asked for the recipe by our guests. I will definitely serve it again. Thanks so much!

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Bekah Massey

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Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2006

AWESOME!!!!! I love it and so does my family! No more running to the Olive Garden when I can make it fresh myself! Thanks for sharing

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COOKINGRANNY

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Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2006

I used half and half instead of cream and it turned out wonderful. Next time I will use heavy cream though. Even my kids ate it.!

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Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2005

I was looking for zuppa toscana as prepared at Olive Garden. This is as every bit as good if not better. The bacon is the only difference I could tell but the bacon adds great flavor. I used Emeril's sausage with sundried tomatoes. Very delicious and flavorable. Definitely will be a family favorite!

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2005

Our family liked this recipe very much. Even my 11 year old who doesn't like much. It would also be good with bratworst or grond breakfast sausage. We used spinach instead of kale and it was delicious. We used 1 qt, chicken broth instead of water and bouillion. and then added salt and pepper to taste. Yum!

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SHEWETT

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Home Town: Susanville, California, USA

Living In: Durham, North Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2005

I found this recipe years ago from a magazine. It's a copy cat version of Olive Gardens. Instead of bacon, I like to add proscuitto. It gives a little different flavor than bacon.

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Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2005

We were hoping to get close to The Olive Gardens recipe but this is SOOOOOOO much better. Full of flavor and easy to make. Thank you so much!

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Dan & Mary

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Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2005

This is wondeful soup. The whole family loved it. Definately a new favorite!

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Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2005

Great flavor. I'm a health nut so I doubled up on the kale and only used half the sausage as some have suggested. I also replaced the full-fat sausage with turkey kielbasa, which still gives great flavor. I used canned white Northern beans instead of potatoes since I was in a hurry. If you want the creaminess in the soup without all the fat, blend a drained can of Northern white beans with chicken broth (to the consistency you want)instead of the cream. I used chicken broth instead of the water(the brand Imagine has a boxed broth that costs the same as a can for the amount -- it's the best broth I've tasted). Also, you can get the same great flavor with only three or four pieces of bacon.

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