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    You are here: Home / Recipes / Instant Pot Soup

    Instant Pot Sausage & Kale Potato Soup – (Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana)

    Published: Dec 15, 2019 · Modified: Oct 12, 2021 by Susie Weinrich · This post may contain affiliate links. 7 Comments

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    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.

    Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana in a bowl with a spoon

    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.

    6qt Instant Pot

    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.

    Buy the Instant Pot here, thru my affiliate link. It will NOT cost you any extra, it simply supports me and allows me to continue providing awesome recipes for free on Mom’s Dinner! Thank you♥

    Ingredients

    Here are the things you need to make Zuppa Toscana in your Instant Pot:

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    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.

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    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!

    More Soup Recipes to Love

    • Creamy Potato Leek Soup
    • Copycat Zuppa Toscana
    • Beef Stew with Red Wine


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    Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana Recipe

    A truly delicious Instant Zuppa Toscana that is full of sausage, kale, onions, and potatoes, with a light cream broth for richness. It is a perfect Olive Garden copycat!
    5 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 16 minutes
    Total Time: 31 minutes
    Servings: 6 people
    Calories: 559kcal
    Author: Susie Weinrich

    Equipment

    • Instant Pot or Electric Pressure Cooker

    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
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    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.

    Notes:

    To make this on the stove top or slow cooker pop over to Copycat Zuppa Toscana Recipe!
    Did you try this recipe? Connect with me & let me know how it turned out by commenting below!
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    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 559kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 116mg | Sodium: 857mg | Potassium: 979mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 3995IU | Vitamin C: 48mg | Calcium: 107mg | Iron: 3mg

    If nutrition facts are provided they are calculated as an estimate to the best of our knowledge.

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    About Susie Weinrich

    Susie Weinrich is the recipe developer, food photographer, and content creator behind Mom's Dinner. She has over 20 years experience in the food industry. Currently, Susie shares all her recipes and food knowledge on Mom's Dinner. You will find her recipes are easy to follow and full of tips and tricks to make sure the recipe you are making turns out perfect!

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    1. Gavin

      March 19, 2023 at 3:24 pm

      5 stars
      Quick and easy recipe, soup is delicious! Flavor is superb🤘

      Reply
    2. Jim

      December 04, 2019 at 8:55 pm

      5 stars
      Without doubt, out of all my recipes, one of my favorite! Easy, quick, arrives with a eloquent flavor.

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      • Susie

        December 05, 2019 at 6:52 am

        Thank you so much for rating and leaving a comment. I truly appreciate it!

        Reply
    3. Tawnie K Kroll

      November 30, 2018 at 1:55 pm

      5 stars
      I loved the combination of flavors in this soup! I need to add kale to my soup more often, thank you!

      Reply
    4. Emily Bruno

      November 30, 2018 at 9:35 am

      5 stars
      Instant Pot soups are my favorite!! Adding this to my list.

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    5. Danielle

      July 05, 2018 at 8:01 am

      5 stars
      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!

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      • Susie

        July 05, 2018 at 10:13 am

        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.

        Reply

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