Creamy Parmesan Italian Sausage Soup
Creamy Parmesan Italian Sausage Soup is a rich, hearty, and comforting one-pot meal made with Italian sausage, ditalini pasta, and a luscious parmesan-infused cream broth. Perfect for cozy dinners or meal prep.
Ingredients
- 1 lbitalian sausage (sweet or spicy)
- 1 tbspolive oil
- 1onion, diced (small)
- 2 cloves2 garlic cloves, minced
- 14 ½ ozdiced tomatoes, drained
- 2 quartschicken broth (quart)
- 1 cupditalini pasta
- ½ cupheavy cream
- ½ cupparmesan cheese, grated
- ½ tspdried oregano
- ½ tspdried basil
- salt and pepper, to taste
- fresh parsley, for garnish
Directions
- 1
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add sausage and break it up as it browns. Cook until fully browned, then remove and set aside.
- 2
In the same pot, sauté diced onion and minced garlic until translucent.
- 3
Add dried oregano and basil. Stir to release their flavors.
- 4
Add diced tomatoes and chicken broth. Bring to a boil.
- 5
Return sausage to the pot and simmer for 10 minutes.
- 6
Add ditalini pasta and cook until al dente, about 8-10 minutes.
- 7
Lower heat and stir in heavy cream and Parmesan cheese gradually, until fully melted and creamy.
- 8
Season with salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve hot.