Vegan Zuppa Toscana
This easy, delicious Vegan Zuppa Toscana Soup is full of flavor and so easy to make. Pair with our vegan garlic bread for a full meal.
Servings: 8 bowls
Calories: 514kcal
Ingredients
- 8 slices vegan bacon
- 1 lb vegan Italian sausage, casing removed if any, (use Hot sausage for spicier taste )
- ¼ cup vegan butter
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 large carrot, diced small
- 1 rib celery, diced small
- 2 ½ lbs russet potatoes, cut into slices (skin can be left on)
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes, Optional, more or less to taste
- 5 cups vegetable broth
- 1 can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
- 4 cups chopped kale (can sub with spinach)
- 1 can canned coconut milk
- vegan parmesan, optional for topping
Instructions
- In a large dutch oven or heavy bottomed pot, cook the bacon over medium heat, stirring occasionally, according to the packaged instructions. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside.
- In the same pot, add the Italian sausage cook according to the packaged instructions, breaking it up with a spoon into crumbles. Transfer to the paper towel-lined plate, set aside.
- Add ¼ cup vegan butter and melt. Add the onions, carrots and celery and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add the potatoes and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, about 7- 8 minutes.
- Add in the salt, smoked paprika, black pepper and crushed red pepper flakes. Stir together and let cook for 1 minute to become fragrant. Stirring so you don't.
- Add the vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, covered until the potatoes are tender and cooked through, 10 to 13 minutes, stirring once or twice.
- Add the beans, kale, coconut milk, cooked vegan bacon and sausage and cook over medium heat until the kale is tender, another 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and place into serving bowls. Top with vegan parmesan if desired.
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Notes
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*See post for notes about Top 8 Allergy Free variation
**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Variations may greatly differ based on vegan meat substitutes used
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 514kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 1190mg | Potassium: 1215mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 5523IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 169mg | Iron: 5mg