Zuppa Toscana - Autoimmune Solution Friendly Creamy Italian Soup - Amy Myers MD®

Zuppa Toscana

 This creamy soup is packed with a ton of great flavor! The delicious and healthy ingredients create an AIP-friendly version of your favorite Italian soup. My Zuppa Toscana uses coconut milk, bone broth, fresh herbs, and ground pork to fill you up and keep you satisfied throughout your busy day....
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This creamy soup is packed with a ton of great flavor! The delicious and healthy ingredients create an AIP-friendly version of your favorite Italian soup. My Zuppa Toscana uses coconut milk, bone broth, fresh herbs, and ground pork to fill you up and keep you satisfied throughout your busy day....

This creamy soup is packed with a ton of great flavor! The delicious and healthy ingredients create an AIP-friendly version of your favorite Italian soup. My Zuppa Toscana uses coconut milk, bone broth, fresh herbs, and ground pork to fill you up and keep you satisfied throughout your busy day.

Zuppa Toscana is a naturally gluten-free and grain-free soup. However, you won’t miss those ingredients! The vegetables provide enough fiber to keep you full, and promote the movement of material through your digestive system to support gut health.

Instead of cream or milk, this recipe calls for coconut milk. A healthy, dairy-free alternative that reduces inflammation and supports your body’s ability to fight viruses and the bad bacteria that causes infections.

On top of all of this, there is multiple sources of protein in my Zuppa Toscana! The ground pork and nitrate-free bacon are salty and delicious protein-packed additions. This soup will rival the recipes from your grandma’s kitchen. So make a big batch for friends and family, or for yourself to have throughout the week!

Zuppa Toscana
Course
Main Dish
Servings
8
Categories
Autoimmune Solution (AIP)
Candida Breakthrough® and SIBO
Elimination Diet
Paleo
Thyroid Connection

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp Avocado oil
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 2 tsp oregano (or 1 teaspoon dried)
  • 2 tsp thyme (or 1 tsp dried)
  • 6 slices nitrate-free bacon chopped into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 yellow onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 6 cups chicken bone broth
  • 3 japanese sweet potatoes approximately 1 pound, chopped into bite-size pieces (you can use turnips, rutabagas, or parsnips instead)
  • 1 cup coconut milk full fat
  • 1 cup kale destemmed
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • sea salt to taste

Directions

  1. In a bowl, combine pork, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, and thyme.
  2. Heat 1 tablespoon of avocado oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add ground pork and cook until cooked through. Remove from pot and set aside. Add bacon to pot and cook until cooked through. Remove from pot reserving the grease in the pot.
  3. Add garlic and onion to pot and cook until translucent. Add bone broth and starchy vegetable of choice. Bring to a boil for 30 minutes, or until vegetable of choice is fork tender.
  4. Pour coconut milk into the pot. Add sausage and simmer for 10 minutes.
  5. Add bacon and kale just before serving. Let cook for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper if needed and serve.
Meet the Author

Dr. Amy Myers

Dr. Myers is an accomplished, formally-trained physician who received her Doctorate of Medicine from Louisiana State University Health Science Center in 2005.
Along the way, she made it her mission to help those who've also been failed by the conventional medical system restore their own health and live their best lives.

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