Sausauge Gnocchi Soup -

Sausauge Gnocchi Soup

Sausage Gnocchi Soup is a delicious comfort food perfect for a cold winter's day. Packed with flavor, this creamy soup recipe combines two favorite Olive Garden dishes into ONE: Zuppa Toscana Chicken Gnocchi! It really is a brilliant combination!

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 35

Total Time 55

Course Meals

Cuisine Italian

Servings servings

Calories 500 kcal

Ingredients

1 lb ground sausage
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp minced garlic
1 white onion, chopped
2 cups heavy cream
4 cups chicken broth
1 lb gnocchi
1 cup spinach, chopped
1/4 cup real bacon bits

Instructions

In a large soup pot, brown the sausage.
Add the olive oil to the sausage. Add the garlic and onions. Saute until the onions are translucent, then transfer to a separate bowl.
In the same pot, add the chicken broth and cream. Bring to a boil.
Once the liquid is boiling, add gnocchi and cook. Follow the directions on the package to ensure proper cooking time. (Mine called for 2 minutes).
Add the meat and vegetable mixture back to the pot. Cover and simmer the soup for 20-30 minutes to let the flavors meld together.
Add the spinach and bacon bits. Allow them just enough time to heat up (about five minutes).
Serve and enjoy!

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Notes

Make sure to brown the meat and saute the veggies in the same pot you boil the liquid. That’s a great way to save a dish AND keep all the flavors from the sausage!
You can use mild sausage or hot sausage. The leftovers will have a stronger spice the longer they sit. The leftovers with the mild sausage had more heat than they did the first time I served it. I tried the recipe again with hot sausage and it was delicious, but the leftovers had a little bit too much heat. This is the kind of dish that the flavors will grow stronger with time!
The fresher the gnocchi, the better. Frozen will probably be a little bit fresher than preserved in the pasta aisle. Although, I found the De Cecco brand from the pasta aisle to be good too!
If you have longer than 30 minutes, simmer for an extended time so that the flavors have a longer time to marry each other.
If you are short on time, you can also skip the simmering and just add the bacon and spinach right after cooking the gnocchi.
Leftovers can be stored for a few days in the fridge and reheated in the microwave or on the stove. The sooner you eat this soup, the better, so that the gnocchi don't get too mushy.

Nutrition

Calories: 500kcal