Keto Zuppa Toscana
Keto Zuppa Toscana Soup is a copycat version of the Olive Garden soup that is perfect for a chilly night. Made with sausage, bacon, cauliflower, and spinach…this Keto Zuppa Toscana copycat is a low-carb hearty soup that is perfect for dinner.
KETO ZUPPA TOSCANA RECIPE
In Florida it’s drop down to the 60’s which is practically freezing here. I started making this Zuppa Toscana Soup and realized that with a few easy swaps it could be transformed into a low-carb Keto version of the soup.
HOW IS THIS KETO?
The biggest Keto offender in the original soup is potatoes. Traditionally potatoes are boiled in the soup to give it a thick texture. Swapping out potatoes with cauliflower is an easy switch and the flavor is still similar.
Also swapping out the kale. Kale is surprising high in carbs so swap it out for spinach.
If you’ve ever been to Olive Garden you’ll recognize this soup. It’s a Zuppa Toscana copycat. It’s spicy, filling, and full of flavor. Forget the restaurant soup, this is just as good if not better.
HOW MANY CARBS IN THIS SOUP?
There are 10 servings of this soup and in each serving there are 4 carbs and 1 gram of fiber which equals net 3 carbs per serving.
KETO THICKENER
Traditional Zuppa Toscana is not a thick soup and has a thinner chicken broth base. If you want a thicker soup, try adding 1/2 to 1 teaspoon xanthan gum which is a very common Keto thickening agent.
OTHER KETO RECIPES:
- Keto Biscuits
- Egg Roll In a Bowl
- Pizza Stuffed Mushrooms
- Warm Bacon Cheese Dip
- Stuffed Mushrooms
- Cloud Bread
- Bacon Asparagus Frittata Recipe
- Keto Broccoli Salad
- Cinnamon Keto Pork Rinds
- Lasagna in a Bowl
- Egg Drop Soup
If you’re looking for the non-Keto version of this soup, here is the original Zuppa Toscana.
Keto Zuppa Toscana
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage
- 1/2 medium onion, diced
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper, (more to taste)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 6 slices bacon, cut into pieces
- 8 cups chicken broth, (I like better than Bouillon chicken base. Beef bone broth would be a good keto option too but is a lot higher in calories)
- 4 cups cauliflower florets
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 5 cups spinach, coarsley chopped
- (optional) 1/2 to 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
Instructions
- Cook the Italian sausage, onion, and red pepper flakes in a Dutch oven (or large pot with a lid) over medium-high heat until crumbly, browned, and no longer pink, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Drain, remove from pan, and set aside. The purpose of removing the sausage is so that you aren't boiling it in broth.
- Add the bacon and cook until crispy. Remove from pan.
- Add the onions and garlic the the same Dutch oven; cook until onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Pour the chicken broth into the Dutch oven with the onion mixture; bring to a boil over high heat. Add the cauliflower, and boil until fork tender, about 15 minutes. If you want a creamy soup mash some of the cauliflower in the pot. Reduce the heat to medium and stir in the heavy cream and the cooked sausage and onion mixture; heat through. Mix the spinach and bacon into the soup a couple of minutes before serving. If you want a thicker soup, sprinkle the xanthan gum over the soup and quickly whisk in to combine and simmer until thickened. You can top with grated Parmesan if desired.
Notes
Why does the recipe say to add the garlic and onion WITH the sausage and then AGAIN after removing the bacon? Â Are you supposed to use half up front and the other half after?
This soup is absolutely delicious! Thank you so much for a fabulous recipe!Â
I prefer thicker soup, so I added more cauliflower, plus salt and pepper to taste. Â Blended with an immersion blender before adding sausage and spinach. My husband loved it too!Â
Thank you!
This soup is beyond amazing. If I didn’t make it, I would think it had potatoes in it instead of cauliflower. This will be on rotation in my household all winter as it is filling, comforting and delicious. CAN’T BELIEVE IT IS KETO!! It was so good I submitted it to the Carb Manager App so that others can get to the recipe and make it for themselves.
Yay! Thank you!
But, how much is one serving? It doesn’t say serving size or how many servings it makes so I can’t figure out how much to eat
It says 10 servings on the top of the recipe card.
Something seems to be off in the nutrition details. Serving size is listed at 1 g. How can this be? Fat, carbs, fiber and protein add up to 41g! Calories can’t possibly be 247, since 9cal/fat gram is 9. Just the calories in 24.7g of fat is 222!
Yeah, I’m lost on this as well…
Did you factor in the whole recipe is for 10 servings? When I put it in Carb Manager, I forgot to put in how many servings and it came up with approx what you wrote. Once I put in 10 servings, it dropped down to 4g carbs.
Sorry I converted the recipe cards to a different card and the serving size was gliched, now it is fixed
This is still showing a serving to be 1 gram for me.
Sorry. Maybe clear your cache?
Absolutely delicious and will definitely be in the rotation through fall. I did add some rosemary and basil to mine which just gave it a bit more flavor! Nicely done!Â
Awesome!
I just made this and it was AMAZINGLY GOOD!! Â Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome!
will it still be keto if you sub coconut milk instead?
Yes absolutely!
Going to make this, as I love the original recipe @ OG. You mentioned kale is high in carbs, but that is not the case. I prefer the kale over spinach in this recipe and kale is keto friendly. Cauliflower is the perfect substitute for the potatoes. Yum!
Your recipe says spinach but description says Kale?Â
Sorry. I keto-fied the original Zuppa which has kale.
Wow this is absolutely delicious! I don’t even miss the potatoes!!! Better than Olive Garden if you ask me! Even added it to my carb manager app as a recipe (shared this link, hope that’s ok!)
So happy to hear that!
This soup is the bomb! I don’t miss the potatoes at all. I even made it vegetarian by using veggie sausage and left out the bacon. Super delicious!
So happy to hear that!
Does this freeze well?
Yes absolutely!
Does this freeze well?
Yes!
This recipe was great! My hubby loved it also.
I actually doubled the recipe because I knew the family would likely eat more than one bowl and want leftovers .
My only change was I added: salt, pepper and onion powder.
Glad you liked it!
I’m eating this soup right now. It is delicious. Great recipe. I will definitely make it again.
So happy to hear that!