Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

Italian Sausage Soup has a delicious, savory flavor that is sure to warm your home on any chilly day!  You can also make this soup in the slow cooker, which is great if you have got some time to cook, but you’re not ready to eat just yet.

Italian Sausage Soup

Here is what you need…

What you need: Italian Sausage Soup

Start by browning the Italian sausage.  If you have links, remove the casings before cooking and crumble them up.

Sausage

Scoop out the sausage from the pan and leave about 1 tablespoon of grease in the pan.  There will be lots of wonderful brown bits stuck to the bottom of the pan, too, and you’ll scrape them up in a bit.

Browned Bits

Add the onion to the pan and cook until the onions are translucent, and a bit golden in color.  Add the garlic and cook a few more minutes.

Onion and Garlic

Pour in the wine, and scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan.

Italian Sausage Soup

Then, add the sausage back to the pan along with the tomatoes, bell pepper, broth, and spices.

Italian Sausage Soup

Simmer on low for 30 minutes, or cook on low in a slow cooker for 4 hours.

Italian Sausage Soup

If cooking on the stovetop, turn up the heat, add about 2 cups of water, and add the pasta to the boiling broth.  Cook until the pasta is done.  If cooking in the slow cooker, cook pasta on the stovetop according to package directions, and add to the soup once cooked.

Italian Sausage Soup

Italian Sausage Soup

Print Recipe

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 to 3/4 pound Italian sausage hot, mild, or sweet
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 medium onion chopped
  • 3/4 cup red wine
  • 1/2 bell pepper chopped
  • 1 15- oz can diced tomatoes undrained
  • 2 1/2 cups beef broth
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried)
  • 1/4 teaspoon basil
  • 1/4 teaspoon oregano
  • 2 cups short-cut pasta such as shells, elbow macaroni, etc.

Instructions
 

  • Brown the sausage in a large saucepan. Remove from pan, reserving about 1 tablespoon of grease in pan. Add onion to the pan and cook until onions are golden and translucent. Add garlic and cook 1-2 more minutes.
  • Add wine, and scrape up browned bits from bottom of the pan. Add the sausage back to the pan along with tomatoes, bell pepper, broth, and spices. Simmer on low for 30 minutes, or cook on low in a slow cooker for 4 hours.
  • If cooking on a stovetop, turn up heat, add about 2 cups of water, and add pasta to boiling broth. Cook until pasta is done. If cooking in a slow cooker, cook pasta on stovetop according to package directions, and add to soup once cooked.

Italian Sausage Soup