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Creamy Parmesan Italian Sausage Soup

[heart_this] · Mar 10, 2022 · 17 Comments

Creamy Parmesan Italian Sausage Soup

A tasty Italian sausage and pasta soup with a creamy parmesan and tomato broth!

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

Creamy Parmesan Italian Sausage Soup

Creamy Parmesan Italian Sausage Soup

Creamy Parmesan Italian Sausage Soup
Creamy Parmesan Italian Sausage Soup

Creamy Parmesan Italian Sausage Soup

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 6

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
  1. Cook the sausage and onion in a large saucepan until cooked, breaking the sausage apart as it cooks, before draining any excess grease.
  2. Add the garlic, fennel, and red pepper flakes, mix, and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
  3. 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.
  4. Add the parmesan, cream cheese, and cream, and let the cheeses melt into the soup, about 3-5 minutes.
  5. Season with salt and pepper to taste, mix in the parsley and enjoy!
Option: Replace the cream with milk or yogurt.
Option: Add 1-2 tablespoons cornstarch (mixed into 2 tablespoons cool water) to 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!
Nutrition Facts: Calories 562, Fat 43g (Saturated 19g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 118mg, Sodium 1111mg, Carbs 40g (Fiber 2g, Sugars 7g), Protein 26g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. kathryn says

    March 10, 2022 at 10:28 am

    Kevin! You are the best!! I look forward to your recipes every day and have made most of them. Thank you for posting every day. You add sunshine to my day!

    Reply
  2. Lisa says

    March 12, 2022 at 7:33 pm

    Made this tonight and it was delish!! Followed recipe, used no salt tomatoes and no salt broth.

    Reply
  3. Susan says

    March 13, 2022 at 11:36 am

    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!,

    Reply
  4. Heath says

    March 15, 2022 at 4:14 pm

    Yummy would recommend..Thank you

    Reply
  5. Txgirl says

    March 15, 2022 at 8:16 pm

    Excellent recipe! Cut in half since only 2 of us were eating it. Used spicy sausage and rotel for the tomatoes. Delish!

    Reply
  6. Emily says

    April 3, 2022 at 8:57 pm

    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.

    Reply
  7. Chris says

    April 9, 2022 at 10:48 pm

    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!

    Reply
  8. JANICE CIRAVOLA says

    August 25, 2022 at 3:36 pm

    Can you freeze this soup cause it has whipping cream in it?

    Reply
    • kevin says

      August 29, 2022 at 10:40 am

      This soup freezes well!

      Reply
  9. Lindsay Stallings says

    October 9, 2022 at 3:16 pm

    I never leave reviews, but I prepped this for dinner tonight (it’s 3pm) and I literally can’t stop eating it. I’m a huge soup lover and this is my new favorite hands down! I made it just as written. Thanks for the great recipe!

    Reply
  10. Rebecca Maxwell says

    October 15, 2022 at 9:11 pm

    Olive Garden doesn’t have anything on whoever makes this lol. I think it needs a little more broth but other than that it is soooo good. The taste is delicious!

    Reply
  11. Kylie says

    October 31, 2022 at 3:59 pm

    This was SO GOOD! Even my 1 year old and 3 year old devoured it. It would also be great with extra broth, spinach or kale.

    Reply
  12. Sue o says

    November 10, 2022 at 1:25 pm

    this soup is delicious!!!! I didn’t do pasta it’s going to my brother and sister in law (my bff) who I’m visiting tomorrow I added fresh spinach and I used Hot sausage. this is a keeper

    Reply
  13. Tina P says

    November 17, 2022 at 5:15 pm

    This soup is fantastic!! I’ve made it twice now, and it’s definitely a keeper! Great flavor! Even my picky eaters enjoyed it! Thanks for the great recipe!!

    Reply
  14. E.B. says

    December 1, 2022 at 10:07 pm

    Made this tonight for dinner and my whole family loved it, even my picky eater asked for seconds!

    Reply
  15. Mary Ann Thaman says

    December 12, 2022 at 7:38 pm

    My 96 year old mom printed off this recipe and wanted me to make it for her. But she is a heart failure patient and this recipe as written has an obscene amount of sodium. I usually make recipes as written the first time and then adjust, but just couldn’t do it with this one. If you want to make a healthier version of this, find a recipe for Italian Sausage seasoning and reduce the salt by a lot. I reduced the recipe I found from 2 tsp to 1/2 tsp. I did use ground turkey instead of pork, but you could use any ground meat and still reduce the sodium by alt. I also used no salt tomatoes and reduced sodium chicken stock. And since I was reducing sodium anyway, I didn’t include the parmesan cheese but we sprinkled it on top of our bowls of soup. I doubt we sprinkled on 1/6 of 1/2 cup of parmesan. Even with all those changes, it really was delicious!! Sorry Kevin for making so many changes to your recipe.

    Reply
  16. Michele says

    December 28, 2022 at 10:54 pm

    This recipe will be added to my family favorites! The prep time was reasonable and this was absolutely delish! We did use the option to thicken the soup and it was perfection!

    Reply

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