Gluten Free Zuppa Toscana Soup

Enjoy a big bowl of this rich, creamy broth paired with tender, chewy kale and spicy sausage in this Easy Gluten Free Zuppa Toscana. This soup is perfect for chilly days or when you want something nice and warm to fill your belly.

We're all about clean, delicious, and filling recipes around here. If you want another Italian inspired filling, gluten free recipe- try this delicious Gluten Free Ravioli.

You could even serve a side of this healthy Zuppa Toscana soup with your ravioli for a complete meal.

And if you're on the hunt for more soup recipes with a Tuscan flair- you must try this Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken Soup.

Why you'll love this soup

• Hearty and filling, perfect for a chilly fall day
• Not too heavy but rich in flavor
• Even better than the Olive Garden version
• Ready in just over a half hour
• A soup that the whole family will enjoy

Ingredients needed

Here are the simple ingredients you need to make your new favorite soup. Get more info in the recipe card below.

• Oil: You can use Avocado, Olive, or Onion oil)
• Mild Italian Sausage
• Butter
• Minced Garlic Cloves
• Large Onion
• Chicken or Vegetable stock
• Large Yukon gold Potatoes
• Kale
• Sour Cream
• Heavy Whipping cream
• Dijon Mustard
• Salt
• Black Pepper
• Parmesan cheese

How to Make Gluten Free Zuppa Toscana

Here's how to make the best homemade Zuppa Toscana recipe.

1. Heat an enameled cast iron pot over medium heat. Once hot add in the oil and the sausage and saute until the meat is brown. 
2. Add in the butter, garlic, and onions and saute until the onions have softened and have become translucent. 
3. Add in the stock and diced potatoes and simmer until potatoes are soft enough to pierce with a fork (20ish minutes)
4. Add in the kale and allow it to wilt into the soup. Then add in the sour cream, heavy whipping cream and dijon mustard. Mix together and add the salt and pepper.
5. Serve with Parmesan cheese on the side or garnish your soup with grated or shredded parmesan cheese.

Storage

Leftover soup should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4-5 days.

Reheat leftovers in a large pot or large stock pot on the stove or in small servings in individual bowls in the microwave for 2-3 minutes.

Tips and Variations

• Want to add a little heat? Add some red pepper flakes and use hot Italian sausage instead of mild sausage.
• Don't care for kale but want some greens? Swap the kale out for fresh spinach.
• Use a wooden spoon to stir the soup so you don't breakdown any of the ingredients when stirring.
• Feel free to add some crispy bacon bits to your soup for even more flavor.
• If you don't have yukon potatoes, you can use small russet potatoes or any other white potatoes. Yukon golds hold nicely in this soup though and are our favorite for this healthy Zuppa Toscana recipe.
• Serve this with some homemade breadsticks or some gluten free cornbread pieces.
• If you don't have vegetable or chicken stock, you can use vegetable broth or chicken broth.

What does Zuppa Toscana mean?

Zuppa Toscana is a broad term that literally means "soup in the style of Tuscany". What we call Zuppa Toscana in the States is an Americanized version of the traditional Tuscan soup.

What is in traditional Zuppa Toscana?

Classic Zuppa Toscana is made with onion, carrots, celery, kale, zucchini, potatoes, cannellini beans, tomato pulp, olive oil, chili powder, and Italian bacon. While this soup sounds incredible, our copycat Zuppa Toscana soup uses slightly different ingredients which we discussed above and give more details on in the recipe card below.

What kind of kale should I use?

In this Zuppa Toscana Olive Garden copycat recipe, I used curly kale.

However, if you plan on making this in the Instant Pot (Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana) or Crockpot, I would suggest using Tuscan kale. It has thicker leaves that will hold up to those cooking processes better than curly kale will.

To make the Slow Cooker Soup, saute the meat before adding everything into the crock pot to cook. This will give the soup a better depth of flavor.

Tuscan Kale is also called dino kale or lacinato kale if you see those in your grocery store.

More Soup recipes

• Loaded Potato Soup
• Gluten Free French Onion Soup
• Potato Leek Soup

If you're looking for a simple soup recipe to whip up, this Gluten Free Zuppa Toscana is such an easy recipe to try out. You'll love the taste and texture of every spoonful and how it warms you from the inside out.

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