Italian Sausage And Spinach Soup
Created by KittenCal on October 8, 2011
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #329
Ingredients
- 8 ounces Italian sausage links, casings removed
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon crushed chili flakes
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can Hunt’s diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano, undrained
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup uncooked small shell pasta
- Fresh baby spinach leaves (use as much as you like)
- Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- 1/3 cup grated fresh grated Parmesan cheese (more to serve at the table)
How to Make
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Step 1: Heat a large saucepan over medium heat.
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Step 2: Add sausage, onion and chili flakes; cook stirring to crumble until browned (about 10 minutes) .
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Step 3: Add broth, tomatoes, and pasta to pan, and bring to a boil over high heat.
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Step 4: Reduce heat to low and simmer partially covered until pasta is done (about 15-20 minutes).
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Step 5: Remove from heat; stir in spinach until wilted then mix in 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese.
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Step 6: Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Step 7: Ladle into bowls and top with more Parmesan cheese.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (373.4 g)
- Calories 592.7
- Total Fat - 27.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 8.5 g
- Cholesterol - 178.4 mg
- Sodium - 2432.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 25.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.4 g
- Sugars - 2.8 g
- Protein - 57.8 g
- Calcium - 110.8 mg
- Iron - 5.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.6 mg