If you substitute cauliflower for the potatoes, you can make a great low-carb Atkins friendly soup that will taste exactly like the original restaurant recipe from The Olive Garden.  Another option would be to cook this up in a programmable crock pot with the pre-cooked sausage and bacon in there.  It will be ready for you when you get home.  Just add the kale and cream before serving.

Serve this with a nice basket of Olive Garden Breadsticks and their house salad. A wonderful lunch or dinner meal for you and your family.

Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup Recipe

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Author: Chef Pablo

Ingredients

• 1 lb. spicy Italian sausage - crumbled
• ½ lb. smoked bacon - chopped
• 1 qt. water
• (2) 14.5 oz. cans (about 3⅔ cups) chicken broth
• 2 lg. russet potatoes - scrubbed clean, cubed
• 2 garlic cloves - peeled, crushed
• 1 med. onion - peeled, chopped
• 2 cups chopped kale OR Swiss chard
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• salt and pepper - to taste

Instructions

1. Brown sausage in a pan over medium to medium-high heat, breaking up into small pieces as it cooks.
2. Drain sausage and set to the side.
3. Brown bacan in a pan over medium-high heat. Be careful not to cook crispy.
4. Drain bacon and set to the side.
5. Place broth, water, garlic, potatoes, and onion in a pot.
6. Simmer over medium heat until potatoes are tender.
7. Add sausage and bacon to the soup.
8. Simmer for 10 minutes.
9. Add kale and cream to pot.
10. Season with salt and pepper.
11. Heat thoroughly.

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A light and cripsy flat bread with a nice chunky tomato mixture, topped with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses.  It’s reminds me of a very fresh and natural tasting pizza.

This is a great light snack you can enjoy on the patio with a crisp white wine such as Pinot Grigio.  Make a little extra and it could pass as a light main course served with a cool salad.

Ok, time to make this wonderful dish:

Olive Garden Caprese Flatbread

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Ingredients

• RECIPE
• 8 Roma or plum tomatoes, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• 10 medium fresh basil leaves, stemmed and shopped (about ½ cup)
• 7 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 11 oz container of refrigerated thin crust pizza dough
• 1 garlic clove
• ¾ cup mayonnaise
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• ¼ grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. DIRECTIONS
2. Preheat oven to 350°F
3. Dice tomatoes into small pieces and transfer to a mixing bowl.
4. Add chopped garlic, salt, pepper, ½ of the chopped basil (about ¼ cup), and 4 Tbsp of extra virgin olive oil.
5. Set aside and allow the mixture to marinate for 10 minutes
6. Flatten pizza dough into a rectangle pan as indicated on the package, making sure you take the dough to the edge of the pan.
7. Drizzle the dough with extra virgin olive oil and brush it over the surface.
8. Bake the dough in the oven at 350°F for 10 minutes on center race.
9. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly, about 2 minutes.
10. Cut the garlic clove in half and rub, cut side down, on to the surface of the bread. The warmth of the bread will help extract the garlic flavor.
11. Allow the bread to cool completely, about 10 additional minutes.
12. Increase the oven temperature to 450°F.
13. Combine mayonnaise and garlic powder in a mixing bowl. Evenly spread onto the surface of the bread.
14. Top with shredded mozzarella to evenly cover the surface.
15. Drain the Caprese mixture, as the salt will have extracted water from the tomatoes, and spread it evenly over the bread.
16. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.
17. Return to the oven for 5-7 more minutes until golden, crisp and bubbly.
18. Garnish with the remaining chopped basil
19. Serve immediately.

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There appears to be a bit of a controversy about the inclusion of oregano in the recipe. Many have said true Olive Garden bread sticks don’t have any oregano. Keep this in mind when you make these up for your family. Crumble up the oregano very fine and don’t over do it on each stick. If you want to see if you can tell the difference, just skip the oregano on a couple of the bread sticks. After all, it’s your taste buds you’re looking to satisfy.

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One visit to Olive Garden and you’ll know there are real chunks of garlic in there, not powder. I’ve also never heard of Alfredo sauce including cream cheese. So, after a lot of searching I’ve found what I believe is the real Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce recipe. If you have inside information, please post a comment and I’ll try to correct this.

Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce Recipe

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Recipe type: Main Dish

Author: Chef Pablo

Ingredients

• ½ lb. butter cut into ~1" cubes
• ½ tablespoon chopped garlic
• 4 ounces white sauce powder
• 4 ounces whole milk
• 4 cubs heavy whipping cream
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 2½ lbs grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Melt better slowly in a medium saucepan.
2. Add in the garlic and cook until browned. Be careful not to burn the garlic. It will become very bitter tasting if you do.
3. Add in the white sauce powder and the milk. White sauce powder can be found in your local grocery store along with the powdered gravy mixes.
4. Add in the heavy whipping cream and stir. It's very important you use the full fat heavy whipping cream for the right texture.
5. Add the black pepper and stir.
6. Add in the Parmesan cheese and mix evenly while brining the sauce to 180 degrees. This will melt the cheese without boiling over or causing the bottom to burn.
7. Turn off the heat and serve immediately over your favorite pasta.

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