Italian Sausage Soup

Italian Sausage Soup

from thereciperebel.com

This Italian Sausage Soup is made in just one pot and takes 10 minutes to prep! It's an easy dinner that's loaded with flavorful Italian sausage, tons of veggies, perfectly cooked noodles, and parmesan cheese!

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Italian sausage ((mild or spicy) casings removed)
  • 3 large carrots ((peeled and diced))
  • 1 medium onion ((peeled and diced))
  • 2 ribs celery ((sliced))
  • 1 red bell pepper ((finely chopped))
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 7 cups low sodium chicken broth
  • 1 ½ cups Ditali or another small pasta ((dry))
  • 1 cup fresh, chopped spinach
  • freshly grated Parmesan to serve

Directions

  1. 1

    In a large pot or dutch oven, add crumbled Italian sausage (remove casings if it has them), carrots, onion, celery and pepper. Cook and stir for 5 minutes or until sausage is browned and onions are translucent.

  2. 2

    Stir in Italian seasoning, garlic and salt and cook 1 minute.

  3. 3

    Add chicken broth, scraping the bottom of the pot well to remove any stuck on bits.

  4. 4

    Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium, cover and cook for 10 minutes or until vegetables are nearly tender.

  5. 5

    Stir in pasta and cook, stirring often, until pasta is cooked to desired doneness, about 10 minutes.

  6. 6

    Stir in fresh spinach. Sprinkle with Parmesan if desired and serve.