Italian Sausage Spinach Soup
Servings 6 - 8 servings
This homemade Italian sausage spinach soup is one of those rare recipes that has it all - ready in 30 minutes, easy one pot recipe, loaded with veggies and fiber, plus it contains 27 grams of protein per serving. You will 100% be making this one on repeat! {Gluten-free friendly}
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 4 large carrots, peeled and diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 lb Italian sausage, casing removed (or purchase ground sausage)
- 3 cups tomato sauce
- 4-5 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup whole-grain elbow pasta uncooked (or other preferred pasta)
- Half a box frozen spinach (or about 6 cups fresh)
- 1 can (19 oz) no-salt added cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large sauce pan over medium heat. Add onions and carrots and cook until onions are fragrant and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic in the last minute of cooking.
- Add in ground sausage and cook until no longer pink, breaking it up with a spoon, for about 5 minutes. Drain off any fat.
- Add in the tomato sauce and broth and stir. Turn heat up to high and bring to a boil. Once boiling, cover, and reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add in the pasta, spinach and beans and cook for an additional 10 minutes or until pasta is cooked. Serve warm.
Notes
- If you can find it, use ground sausage to cut down on prep time and avoid having to remove the casing from the sausage.
- I recommend using frozen spinach cubes or a block of frozen spinach in this soup. It's very finely chopped and subtle so it works well even for family members who don't love vegetables.
- If the soup has been sitting for a while, you may need to add extra broth since the pasta absorbs some of the liquid and thickens up the soup.
Nutrition
Calories: 389kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 27gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 765mgPotassium: 1267mgFiber: 8gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 7434IUVitamin C: 36mgCalcium: 134mgIron: 12mg
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