Gnocchi Sausage and Spinach Soup

Simple and flavorful soup with sausage and gnocchi that comes together in 30 minutes!

Course Dinner, lunch, main, Soup

Cuisine American, Italian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Servings

Calories 371kcal

Author Kathi & Rachel

Ingredients

1 pound mild Italian sausage bulk or removed from casings
1 small yellow onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, chopped
2 roasted red peppers, diced I use store bought
3 tablespoons tomato paste about half of a 6 ounce can
salt and fresh black pepper to taste sausage is salty. Taste before adding a pinch was a time
1 teaspoon dried basil
48 ounces chicken broth 1 1/2 boxes
1 pound gnocchi or 1 cup dried rotini noodles
2 cups fresh baby spinach leaves rough chopped
3/4 cup heavy cream or half and half
Parmesan cheese for topping fresh grated

Instructions

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 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

Sausage: We used mild italian but any kind of uncooked sausage such as chicken or spicy italian will work.
Gnocchi can be subbed with rotini noodles if you prefer.

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