Vegetarian Zuppa Toscana

Rating

5 stars (57 reviews)

Keywords

soup

Ingredients

• 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil (extra virgin)
• 7 to 8 ounces ground plant-based sausage
• 1 medium yellow onion (diced)
• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2 teaspoons dried Italian herbs
• 2 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes (in oil, roughly chopped )
• 1 pinch red chili flakes
• ¼ cup white wine ((If you prefer, you can substitute with vegetable broth))
• 6 cups vegetable broth
• 2 ½ cups Yukon gold potatoes (diced)
• salt and pepper (to taste)
• 1 cup half and half
• 3 to 4 cups kale (roughly chopped)
• freshly grated parmesan cheese

Categories

• Soup

Cuisine

• American
• Italian

Reviews

• Erica Grimm on 2025-12-11 (5 stars):
  So…I just made this soup and have to say wow; this is a Blue Ribbon recipe for sure!  The only deviations I made to this recipe is adding a bit more kale (about five cups) and using red onion instead of yellow.  For the “meat,” I used the Italian style Beyond sausages.  Everyone loved it! This recipe will be made again…..and again and again.
• Yvette Flores on 2025-03-23 (5 stars):
  Today is a rainy day so I craved a cozy soup. I found your recipe and just made it with saulted mushrooms. My goodness this is fabulous! Just finished my first bowl. Heading for a second.
• Kim de e on 2025-02-08 (5 stars):
  Wow!  This soup is delicious! Followed the recipe as written and it came out perfectly - wouldn’t know this was a vegetarian version if I hadn’t made it myself!
• Ashley on 2025-01-26 (5 stars):
  Like wow!!! I followed the tip on keeping crumbled Beyond sausage out of the soup and loved the crispy texture when I added back in. 
• Katherine M on 2025-01-05 (5 stars):
  I make this with regular spicy Italian sausage and it is SUCH a hit. Have shared it with so many friends. 
• MarySue on 2024-12-01 (5 stars):
  Wow, this was fantastic! I've never had/made this kind of soup before but it will definitely be in my regular rotation now. My husband (who is not vegetarian) absolutely loved it, as well. It is so hearty and comforting, it's like the best hug you've ever had.
• Lindsay on 2024-02-20 (5 stars):
  We've made this multiple times now, once with veg sausage and once with chicken sausage. It's so delicious and satisfying either way! Definitely a keeper.
• Danita on 2024-01-04 (5 stars):
  Hearty and adaptable recipe. I substituted 2 links of chicken sausage with sundried tomatoes for the impossible sausage and subbed finely chopped Calabrian chilis in oil for the sundried tomatoes. (I thought I had sundried tomatoes in my pantry but then noticed the jar of Calabrian chilis :) Since they are very spicy, I only used 2 t and it was just the right amount of spicy for us. Loved this soup and will definitely make again. Thanks Michelle
• Anne on 2023-12-04 (5 stars):
  Thank you for this recipe. I made it for me and my boyfriend. He liked it so much he had six bowls!! Printing off this one, it was a success! 
• Ann Herman on 2023-10-24 (5 stars):
  OMG! This is DELICIOUS! I was having an Italian themed dinner party for close friends, 2 of which are vegetarians. I made the regular meat based Zuppa Toscano and this recipe as an alternative for my vegetarian friends. Everyone and I mean EVERYONE liked this one better… even my picky husband!! I tweaked it a bit by adding the whole jar of sun dried tomatoes instead of just a few, and was able to find both mild and spicy Impossible Ground “sausage” so used 1 of each. Outstanding!!! My husband says this one is a keeper! Thank you soooo much for this recipe 😋