Gnocchi Sausage and Spinach Soup
A simple and flavorful Gnocchi Sausage and Spinach Soup that comes together in just 30 minutes.
Equipment
- Dutch oven
- Large soup pot
Ingredients
Meat
- 1 pound mild Italian sausage bulk or removed from casings
Vegetables
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic chopped
- 2 roasted red peppers diced, store bought
Condiments
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste about half of a 6 ounce can
- salt to taste
- fresh black pepper to taste
Spices
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
Liquids
- 48 ounces chicken broth 1 ½ boxes
- ¾ cup heavy cream or half and half
Pasta
- 1 pound gnocchi or 1 cup dried rotini noodles
Greens
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach leaves rough chopped
Topping
- Parmesan cheese for topping, fresh grated
Instructions
Cooking Steps
- In a dutch oven or large soup pot, brown the sausage. Tipping the pan, remove all but one tablespoon of the grease.
- To the sausage add chopped onion. Sauce until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add roasted red pepper, garlic and tomato paste to the sausage onion mixture. Saute until fragrant and tomato paste is incorporated into the sausage.
- Add chicken stock, cream and basil. Bring to a simmer and add gnocchi. Cook for 5-10 minutes or until gnocchi is tender and floats to the top.
- Turn off heat and add spinach. Let spinach wilt and serve!
- Top with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese and serve with fresh crusty bread and simple green salad if desired.
Notes
We used mild Italian sausage but any kind of uncooked sausage such as chicken or spicy Italian will work. Gnocchi can be substituted with rotini noodles if you prefer.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowlCalories: 371kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 18gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 68mgSodium: 1108mgPotassium: 560mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 1230IUVitamin C: 14.5mgCalcium: 97mgIron: 4.8mg
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