Take those classic flavors of zuppa Toscana and turn them into a pizza. The creamy pizza is studded with sausage, potato and kale for a one of a kind experience.
You do not have to limit your pizza game to red sauce and pepperoni. There is a whole world of toppings out there waiting to be tried!
This pizza takes the flavors from one of my favorite soups, the old Olive Garden standby of zuppa toscana and put them on a pizza. The results were absolutely delicious!
It’s pizza day! It’s pizza day! The problem with sharing pizza recipes is I always just throw whatever I have on there. There is not measuring, just adding a bit of this and a bit of that.
We enjoy most the traditional combinations. We tend to go with ham, green peppers and mushrooms a lot.
Our family also loves trying all kinds of different toppings, BBQ, white, bacon and eggs, and of course buffalo chicken.
But I wanted to try a new combination of tasty things to post for you all today. So, I did my normal survey of the ingredients I had on hand and that’s when it hit!
There was a big bag of kale I had bough for a pot of zuppa toscana before the weather had turned from chilly to warm once again. So I grabbed that up along with the rest of the ingredients and decided to make a pizza inspired by the soup.
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My husband is always happy to see a pizza and never to pumped about soup, so this change of plans was welcomed by him. I have to say, I would have loved the soup but the pizza was a perfect stand-in.
What is wrong with him anyway? A hot bowl of soup on a cool day is like a bit of heaven. Maybe someday he’ll come around.
Either way, we will certainly have some soup as fall goes on and the cool temperatures come to stay.
In the mean time soup inspired pizza is just fine with me too! I just love the flavor of a good Italian sausage.
Of course a creamy sauce and plenty of melty cheese never hurt a thing. The kale was a partially soft and cheesy with little crispy bits on top.
The super thin potatoes added a nice texture and rounded out all of the ingredients I love in my zuppa Toscana. I’ve had a loaded potato pizza before, but don’t think to put them on my homemade pizzas very often so it was especially fun to give it a go.
Some of our other non-traditional pizza favorites include Italian beef pizza based off the famous Chicago sandwiches. Croque madame pizza is another fun one that is a perfect brunch pizza. That creamy beauty is inspired by the French delight.
What are your favorite pizza toppings? I’d love to know!
Pizza Toscana
Ingredients
- 1 recipe sourdough pizza dough or your favorite pizza dough recipe
- 1 potato
- 2 cups chopped kale lightly packed
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 lb Italian sausage
- 2½ Tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese or an Italian blend
Instructions
- Peel the potato and slice 1/16-inch thick on a mandolin. Soak in salt water for at least 2 hours but up to 12 hours.1 potato
- When ready to make the pizza, preheat the oven to 475°F. Roll or press pizza dough into a 13×18-inch half sheet pan, cover and set aside.1 recipe sourdough pizza dough
- Toss kale in olive oil, salt and pepper and set aside.2 cups chopped kale, 1 Tablespoon olive oil, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- In a skillet, brown the Italian sausage then drain off the grease. Stir in the flour and garlic and cook off for 1-2 minutes.1 lb Italian sausage, 2½ Tablespoon all-purpose flour, 2 cloves garlic
- Stir in the chicken stock and bring to a simmer to thicken a bit. Stir in the milk and bring just to a simmer.1 cup chicken broth, 1 cup whole milk
- Spread the creamy sauce over the pizza crust, then top with the cheese. Drain the potato slices and squeeze all of the extra water out. Spread in a thin layer over the cheese. Spread the kale over the top.2 cups mozzarella cheese or an Italian blend
- Bake at 475°F for about 30 minutes.
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I love how creative you are in the kitchen! And I am so with you, a great bowl of soup on a cold day is the best! I love zuppa tuscana too, creamy and flavorful warm goodness. It makes all right with the world! Thankfully Bruce likes soup too or he'd be unhappy with our fall/winter menu. I've never thought of compiling all these ingredients into pizza topping! It looks so delish, and I think everyone loves pizza, right?
I haven't met anyone who doesn't! 😉 I definitely make Matt suffer through his fair share of soup suppers during the winter… he just usually supplements with something else too because soup doesn't count as dinner. He really needs to just come around…
This look sooo good Carlee! I love the flavors you have on your pizza 🙂
FYI… My husband enjoys a bowl of soup, but it is not a meal. He says that soup is only an appetizer. I don't understand him!
I hear you, my husband is the same way. He actually likes most of the soups I make, but just doesn't comprehend that it can be considered a full dinner. Theses guys of ours are something sometimes, aren't they? =)
Hi Carlee, I don't think I've ever had a pizza without tomato and I know I've never had one with a potato topping, but that's the beauty of pizza; you can add what you like. My favourite pizza topping is ham, onion, green pepper with plenty of cheese, although ham and pineapple works well for me too.
As for not being keen on soup? Colder weather and soup go hand in hand. I love slinging ingredients into my slow cooker and seeing what comes out.
xx
That is my favorite thing about soup! I have a problem leaving room in the pot, so I just keep searching for things to dump in until it's nearly overflowing 😉 99% of the time it turns out great even if it wasn't what I had originally envisioned! The same with pizza. It is fun to play with the combinations. Ham, onion and green pepper is one of our most frequent combos too. But we love doing BBQ ones, or chicken with a creamy white sauce, or even breakfast pizza with scrambled eggs, cheese and sausage gravy…. mmmm, and now I'm hungry!!
I love that you converted this classic soup recipe into a pizza! So fun, and yummy, too!
Thank you! It was a fun one for sure!
I didn't realize you put potatoes on here. Delicious combo!
It seemed like the right thing to do!! Thanks!
Wow! What a big pizza. It looks delicious. I'm not a fan of kale but I would try this – definitely.
Sally @ Life Loving
The kale isn't the primary flavor, more of a garnish 😉 You should definitely give it a try!
I've just recently come around to liking kale in certain dishes and I've been looking for different ways to use it (other than soups and salads). This looks wonderful! I'm looking forward to trying it sometime soon.
I have been thinking I need to get more creative with kale. This works nicely because it's more or less roasted and the top parts even get a bit crispy like kale chips.
This sounds heavenly! 🙂 YUM!
Thank you!
You can never go wrong with kale in my book! This is one gorgeous pizza.
I am not very creative with kale normally. I need to experiment more! Thank you!
A wonderful taste of Italy! Love these simple toppings!
Thank you! It is one of my favorite flavor combos.