This Easy Hot Italian Sausage Soup is amazingly savory and flavorful, and easy to make. Great for a weeknight!
Have you met my most favorite-ist soup of all time, ever?
Let me introduce you to Easy Hot Italian Sausage Soup. Trust me when I tell you this is some good in a bowl.
Every time I make this soup, all dinner conversation halts and you wouldn’t know that anyone at the table even knew each other. We’re all heads down slurping soup from our poor, over-worked spoons or dipping our freshly made Garlic Parmesan Parsley Toasts into the flavorful broth and crunching our way through the nummy goodness.
And moaning. There’s lots and LOTS of happy moaning going on.
“MMMmmm…MMMMM….,thisissogood.Iabsolutelylovethissoup.” This gobbledygook is disturbingly mixed with excessive slurping and crunching. You can barely decipher the words, but over the years I’ve learned that this is what they’re saying.
Oh, wait! PSA!…I almost forgot to tell you! I need your help!
Did I tell you I’m in a photography challenge? Well, this upcoming week has me stumped. The topic is “routine”.
Now, I ask you…How in the heck do you shoot ‘routine’?
I know that some of you may be thinking coffee. Or breakfast. But, I want something unique. Something really outside the box. Something no-one else will think of. Can you help me do that? Please. Pretty please? I’ll make you some ssssoooooup….
Oh! And remember…if you come up with something like a dance routine, or a drill team routine…people might think it’s kinda creepy if I’m just taking random pictures of them. And, since I don’t know anyone who does dance or drill team ~ if you have an idea like that, I need to have a plan that doesn’t make me look like a stalker. Mmmm, k?
At least some things in life are easy. Thank goodness for the no-brainers, yeah? Well, this crazy delicious soup just happens to be one of them. It’s sssooo easy and yet SO delicious you won’t mind that you have left-overs (can you say “routine”?). So, bon appetit and send me your idea-rs!
Easy Hot Italian Sausage Soup
Ingredients
- 6 4-ounce links Hot Italian Sausage
- 1 green bell pepper chopped (roughly 1 cup)
- 1 yellow onion chopped (roughly 2 cups)
- 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
- 1 28-ounce can chopped tomatoes, with liquid
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley chopped
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 7-8 cups chicken broth*
- 1/2 pound orzo
- 1 10-ounce chopped frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- fresh Parmesan cheese grated
Instructions
- Remove sausage from casings and crumble into a large stock pot. Cook over medium heat until evenly brown (fully cooked and heated through). Remove from heat and drain excess fat.
- Return pot (with sausage in it) to heat and add bell pepper, onion, garlic and tomatoes (with liquid). Stir in parsley, basil, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper and chicken broth. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Stir in orzo and spinach. Continue cooking for 10 minutes until pasta is al dente.
- Serve topped with Parmesan cheese.
Notes
Easy Hot Italian Sausage Soup
Adapted from Jackie’s Sausage Soup on AllRecipes.
Diane says
I can’t wait to make this! My dogs have a routine, everyday they greet my husband at the door when he comes home from work, one brings me his empty lunch bag and one brings me his empty water bottle. On days that he might not need lunch I still put the bag and bottle on the washing machine so he can grab them on the way in, we wouldn’t want to mess with their routine. Oh, and they do get a treat for their service.
CJ says
OH!…I love this routine! How sweet of you – and the dogs – that is awesome! You’re right, they would definitely miss their routine, it’s so sweet of you to do this for them.
Stephanie says
When do we put the sausage back in??
Will give a review after dinner, it’s on the stove 🙂
CJ says
I prefer to put it back in while the bell pepper, onions, etc. are still cooking, because I think the flavors blend better. You just want to make sure the sausage is fully cooked and heated through. Enjoy!
Nina says
I just made it for dinner!! It came out amazing!! I used a can of pasta sauce instead of diced tomatoes and it came out great!
This is definitely a keeper!
Thank you for sharing!
CJ says
I’m so glad you liked it. It is one of our favorites. I’m glad it’s going into your rotation too!
Rita says
First of all I would like to say awesome blog! I had a quick question that I’d like to ask if you don’t mind.
I was interested to find out how you center yourself and clear your thoughts prior to writing.
I’ve had a tough time clearing my thoughts in getting my thoughts out there. I truly do take pleasure in writing however it just seems like the first 10 to 15 minutes tend to be wasted just trying to figure out how to begin. Any suggestions or tips? Appreciate it!
CJ says
Hi Rita! Thank you for your kind comments on the blog. I’m glad you are enjoying it. I actually don’t ‘schedule’ a time to write, nor do I sit down and try to force a post. Otherwise, it just becomes another job! In fact, I have a very random approach to my writing. I might have a random thought throughout the day, be inspired by something, find something intriguing, or have something that has challenged me ~ and I jot all these things down throughout the day and so when I sit down to write, my notes speak to me and the writing just seems to come naturally after that. My suggestion is – don’t try so hard! Your mind will speak to you – let it wander! Good luck!