Italian Sausage Soup Recipe with Pasta

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground turkey Italian sausage (sweet or hot)
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 28 oz can petite diced Italian style tomatoes
• 1 cup small pasta (shells, bowties, orzo, ditalini, etc. )
• 4 cups baby spinach
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan
• 1/4 cup fresh basil (chopped)

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Stovetop ---

2. 2

   In a pot over med-high heat, cook the sausage until cooked through, breaking it into small pieces.

3. 3

   Once cooked, drain most of the liquid from the pot, leaving only about ¼ of what was there. It does not need to be precise.

4. 4

   Add the chicken broth and tomatoes to the soup. Then bring to a boil.

5. 5

   Once boiling, add the pasta and cook for 8-10 minutes, or until the pasta is tender.

6. 6

   Remove the soup from the heat and add the spinach, parmesan cheese, and fresh basil. Stir well and serve warm.

7. 7

   --- Instant Pot ---

8. 8

   Select “saute” on the Instant Pot and cook the sausage until cooked through, breaking it into small pieces.

9. 9

   Once cooked, push cancel on the Instant Pot. Carefully (the pot will be hot), drain most of the liquid from the pot, leaving about ¼ of what was there. This doesn’t need to be precise.

10. 10

    Pour in the chicken broth, canned tomatoes, and then the pasta.

11. 11

    Put the lid on the Instant Pot and set the valve to “sealing.” Press manual and adjust the time to 2 minutes for small pasta. If using orzo cook for 1 minute, and if using a thicker pasta like tortellini cook for 3 minutes. The IP will take several minutes to build pressure, then will start counting down.

12. 12

    As soon as the time is up on the Instant Pot, carefully move the valve to “venting.” Once most of the steam has released, carefully remove the lid.

13. 13

    Add the spinach, parmesan cheese, and fresh basil. Stir well and serve warm.