Instant Pot Sausage & Kale Potato Soup (AKA. Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana) is a broth based soup full of sausage, potatoes, garlic, and fresh kale, with a little cream stirred in at the end to add richness in flavor. If you like Zuppa Toscana from Olive Garden, you will LOVE this recipe.
No Instant Pot, no problem! You can head over to this recipe for Copycat Zuppa Toscana to make it on your stove top or in your slow cooker.
Buying An Instant Pot
If you do not have an Instant Pot but are interested in buying one, I would highly recommend the 6 qt Duo Plus 9-in-1 or the 6 qt Duo Plus 7-in-1.
I personally have the 6 quart 9-in-1, to be honest I am not sure I will ever use all 9 features (like the sterilize or yogurt), but I guess they are there if I want them. The main features I use are the saute, meat/stew, soup/broth, rice, and pressure cook.
The main reason that I recommend these two Instant Pots is the size, 6 quarts. This gives you the space you need inside the pot to make just about any recipe, for two people or ten people!
Did you know that your Instant Pot can also double as a Slow Cooker!!! I plan to take advantage of that feature more this winter.
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Ingredients
Here are the things you need to make Zuppa Toscana in your Instant Pot:
Sausage – use any ground Italian sausage that you like – sweet, mild, hot. It can be pork or turkey.
How to Make Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana
Start with your Instant Pot on sauté mode. Add a little oil to the bottom of the pot and crumble the sausage while cooking through, about 5 minutes.
If you have a lot of excess grease in the pot, drain the majority of it.
Add the chopped onions and chopped garlic to the sausage. Saute until the onions soften a little, about 5 minutes.
Stir the peeled and sliced potatoes and 6 cups chicken broth into the pot. Turn the sauté mode off.
Pop the lid on the pot, lock the pressure vent to sealing. Set the pot to cook on soup or pressure mode for 6 minutes.
At the end of 6 minutes do a quick release of pressure. Stir in a pinch or two of red pepper flakes, 3-4 cups of kale and 1 cup of heavy whipping cream.
Taste for salt and pepper seasoning.
Serve!
Storing
Store your Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
I do not recommend freezing this soup because of the dairy content.
Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana for Dinner
This is a favorite winter dinner. It is easy to make, filling, super tasty and leftovers are amazing. To make it a meal simply serve a loaf of ciabatta bread that has been warmed in the oven.
To make it a try copycat dinner make a Olive Garden Salad and Breadsticks!
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Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb Pork Sausage - mild, sweet, hot, even turkey sausage- whatever you prefer
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 3 garlic cloves - minced
- 1 yellow onion - chopped
- 3 cups russet potatoes - peeled, halved lengthwise, then sliced ¼ – ½ inch thick
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 3-4 cups fresh kale - chopped, hard stem pieces removed
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- salt to taste - (TASTE THE SOUP BEFORE SALTING)
- pepper and red pepper flakes to taste
Instructions
- Set your Instant Pot to saute mode.
- Add the oil and sausage, cook while crumbling the sausage, until it is cooked thru, about 5 minutes. Drain any excess grease.Add the onions and garlic, saute an additional 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Turn off saute mode.
- Add the chicken broth and potatoes to the sausage mixture.
- Put the lid on and lock in place. Turn the pressure valve to seal. Set the pot to Soup/Broth OR Pressure mode (either will work). Set the timer for 6 minutes. Walk away and let it cook!!
- Turn the pot off after the timer beeps and do a quick release of the pressure.
- Add the kale and cream. The heat of the soup will wilt the kale and warm the cream.
- Serve!
- Store the leftover soup in the fridge, in an airtight container, for up to 5 days.
JC Stomes says
Absolutely delicious! The family requests this soup almost every week – even the youngest kids. So easy to make! Thank you!
Susie Weinrich says
I made this last night too!
Joe says
This soup is fantastic! I prefer to use only 4 cups of chicken broth, which allows room for an extra pound of sausage (I prefer a 50/50 mix of sweet and hot) and more potatoes and onions. I also substitute the heavy cream for coconut milk, which gives it a sweet, savory flavor boost. Thank you for the recipe!
Susie Weinrich says
Love that you made the recipe you own! Those customizations sound fantastic.
I always add extra kale – not for health, but because I like the texture.
Gail Renfro says
Very good! Easy to make! Thanks
Denise Pope says
Excellent. Hubby loved it and 94 year old mom enjoyed it.
Gail Renfro says
Good recipe. Use half and half, less rich but good. Instant pot Precook 1/2 of kale for 3 minutes—too crunchy otherwise. Add some raw kale with half and half. Easy recipe – quick!
Rich Kenzie says
Turned out wonderful and super easy to make. I substituted the heavy cream with 4 oz of Cream Cheese and added a dash of Paprika and the juice of half a lemon for a somewhat lighter taste. Delivious!
Susie Weinrich says
Nice subs!!! Thank you for commenting!
Gavin says
Quick and easy recipe, soup is delicious! Flavor is superb🤘
Jim says
Without doubt, out of all my recipes, one of my favorite! Easy, quick, arrives with a eloquent flavor.
Susie says
Thank you so much for rating and leaving a comment. I truly appreciate it!
Tawnie K Kroll says
I loved the combination of flavors in this soup! I need to add kale to my soup more often, thank you!
Emily Bruno says
Instant Pot soups are my favorite!! Adding this to my list.
Danielle says
LOL – I love your worst scenario! I never even thought of that when I started using my Instant Pot – but I sure will now 🙂 I’ve been craving soups lately (I know weird given it’s going to be in the 90’s this week in san diego…). This is one yummy looking soup! Plus, I’m all about the Instant Pot – hopefully it doesn’t explode!
Susie says
My imagination really gets the best of me! I’m all good with my IP now, but I was definitely scared in the beginning.
I have been craving soup too, so weird with how hot it is here! I need to save all my soup inspo for the fall.