This is a super simple, one-pot, soup with pasta and Italian sausage that’s packed with flavour and eats like a meal! The star of the show is Italian sausage which brings a ton of flavour all by itself. This soup is filled out with pasta which is cooked in the soup, making for an easy one-pot meal. Seasonings include onions, garlic, fennel, and Italian herbs, along with some red pepper flakes for even more heat. In addition to all of the flavour that’s already packed in, the broth is a base of chicken broth with tomatoes and it’s made nice and creamy, and oh so good, with cream, cream cheese and plenty of parmesan cheese! There is something that’s just magical about the flavour combo of Italian sausage and tomatoes in a creamy parmesan broth! This soup is the perfect comfort food for cool winter days!
Creamy Parmesan Italian Sausage Soup
A tasty Italian sausage and pasta soup with a creamy parmesan and tomato broth!
ingredients
- 1 pound Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon ground fennel (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can petite diced tomatoes
- 8 ounces pasta such as ditalini (gluten-free for gluten-free)
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 cup parmigiano reggiano (parmesan), grated
- 4 ounces cream cheese (warmed)
- 1/2 cup heavy/whipping cream
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped (optional)
directions
- Cook the sausage and onion in a large saucepan until cooked, breaking the sausage apart as it cooks, before draining any excess grease.
- Add the garlic, fennel seeds, and red pepper flakes, mix and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
- Add the broth, tomatoes, pasta, and Italian seasoning, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the pasta is cooked, al-dente, about 6-8 minutes.
- Add the parmesan, cream cheese, and cream, and let the cheeses melt into the soup, about 3-5 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste, mix in the parsley and enjoy!
Option: Add 1-2 tablespoons cornstarch (mixed into 2 tablespoons cool water) into the soup near the end and simmer to thicken.
Option: Omit the pasta; also remove 1 cup chicken broth.
Option: Add 1/2 cup roasted red peppers, diced!
Option: Add 2 tablespoons of sliced basil just before serving!
Option: Garnish with more parmesan!
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Made this tonight and it was delish!! Followed recipe, used no salt tomatoes and no salt broth.
This soup is outstanding! My husband doesn’t really enjoy soup, but I thought I’d give it a try because he loves Italian sausage and Parmesan cheese. He loved it! It was easy to make and very flavorful! I used 2% milk because I try to save the heavy cream for holidays. I just found your blog and am loving it! I made the Hawaiian Meatballs last week and they were a hit with my husband, too! Thank you very much!,
Yummy would recommend..Thank you
Excellent recipe! Cut in half since only 2 of us were eating it. Used spicy sausage and rotel for the tomatoes. Delish!
Another winner! Such delicious soup. I would add the pasta sparingly if you plan on keeping soup for leftovers. The pasta soaks up most of the broth.
Made this my parmesan rind soup of the month. if you dont do something fun with your rinds you are missing out on easily 30% of the value of using whole parmesan in your day to day! The bonus is when you use the rind in something like this take it to the next level! I also used fresh tomatoes instead of canned and a bulb of fennel cut thin and added to onion sausage for about the last 5 minutes. Prego!
Can you freeze this soup cause it has whipping cream in it?
This soup freezes well!