Description
This is the most delicious and healthy Zuppa Toscana! It is Whole30, Paleo, Keto, Low-Carb, Dairy-free, Gluten-free and that’s a whole lotta healthy! You will be eating 5 veggies at once, along with healthy nuts and small amounts of the yummiest meats! It’s truly satisfying to make something so healthy that satisfies that “comfort food” happy place!
Ingredients
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- 3/4 cup soaked cashews (soak for at least 2 hours, overnight if you can)
- 8 slices bacon (use sugar-free if you’re doing Whole30)
- 1 pound Italian sausage (mild or spicy, you choose!)
- 1 onion diced (yellow, white or brown, all are good int his soup so whatever you have!)
- 5 cloves garlic (mince or crush, I like to crush it using my garlic press better than mincing)
- 5 cups chicken stock (bone broth adds a ton of beautiful collagen if you have it)
- 2 cups white carrots or turnips diced to bite-size (use potatoes if you don’t mind the extra carbs!)
- 1 cup riced cauliflower (use the whole 10 oz. bag if that’s what you have)
- 1 bunch kale (de-stem and chop roughly)
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Garnish with red pepper flakes if you like!
Instructions
- Slice the BACON into 1 inch strips and fry it up in a large dutch oven pot, set aside.
- In same large pot, brown the ITALIAN SAUSAGE, set aside.
- Sauté ONIONS and GARLIC in same pot (with bacon and sausage bits), until translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add CHICKEN STOCK & CARROTS/TURNIPS to onions & garlic; simmer for 20 minutes.
- While soup simmers, blend RICED CAULIFLOWER, SOAKED CASHEWS & 1 cup of your hot CHICKEN STOCK in a blender or food processor; add to soup.
- Mix in the ITALIAN SAUSAGE, BACON & KALE.
Notes
- This soup is very thick and “creamy” even though there is no cream! If you like yours a little soupier, just add another cup of chicken stock or water and let it simmer in for a few minutes.
- If you forgot to soak your cashews, no worries, just boil 2 cups of water and let them sit in that for an hour. The point is just to soften them up.
- If you don’t like carrots or turnips and don’t mind the carbs, go ahead and add some large bite-size pieces of any type of potato you like.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: Soup
- Cuisine: Italian
