# Italian Sausage Ditalini Soup

This super easy Italian Ditalini soup can be made in less than 30 minutes and is perfect for cozy weather.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 Italian sausages
- 1 shallot
- 4 garlic cloves
- 14 oz crushed tomatoes
- 32 oz chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- 8 oz short macaroni pasta
- 2 bay leaves
- 0.25 cup half & half
- 0.5 block cream cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- garlic salt
- onion powder
- Italian seasoning
- parsley
- cayenne pepper
- red chili flakes
- black pepper
- salt
- 2 handfuls baby spinach
- oil

## Instructions

1. Remove the casing from the Italian sausage.
2. Add oil to a hot pot.
3. Add the sausage to the pot, breaking it up with your hands.
4. Smash and mince the garlic.
5. Finely dice the shallot.
6. Add the minced garlic and diced shallot to the pot with the sausage.
7. Add the seasonings: Italian seasoning, cayenne pepper, red chili flakes, onion powder, salt, and black pepper.
8. Add the entire can of crushed tomatoes.
9. Add about half a bag of ditalini pasta.
10. Add 32 ounces of chicken broth.
11. Add 2 cups of water.
12. Add two bay leaves.
13. Cover the pot with a lid and wait for about 15 minutes.
14. Add half a block of cream cheese.
15. Add a little bit of half and half.
16. Add a handful of baby spinach.
17. Grate Parmesan cheese into the soup.

## Equipment

- pot
- knife
- cutting board
- wooden spoon
- grater

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRdsz-AkdpQ/?igsh=MTVzZnNuZ3E1cjVqeA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8d502328-9503-437f-bf39-fc21ce1cc8db
- Extracted: 2025-11-29

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