Creamy Italian Soup
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Remove the casing from one package of mild Italian sausage links and add them to a pot, breaking them up as they cook.
- 2While the sausage is cooking, add a fourth of a yellow onion to a food processor and chop it up.
- 3Add the chopped onion to the Italian sausage and continue to cook until the meat is fully browned.
- 4Season the mixture with Italian seasoning, crushed red pepper flakes (optional), and black pepper. Mix well and cook everything together.
- 5Add one tablespoon of minced garlic.
- 6Drain some of the grease from the sausage using a paper towel.
- 7Add one can of petite diced tomatoes (processed in a food processor if preferred for texture) to the meat mixture and cook for about one minute.
- 8Add one box (four cups or 32 ounces) of chicken broth.
- 9Once the mixture is about to boil, add one cup of ditalini pasta.
- 10Stir the pasta every one to two minutes to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- 11After about 10 minutes, when the pasta is fully tender, add a fourth of a block of cream cheese.
- 12Once the cream cheese is melted, add a fourth of a cup of heavy whipping cream and a fourth of a cup of shredded Parmesan cheese.
- 13Give it a good stir.
- 14Serve with Texas toast and top with more shredded Parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
- 1 package mild Italian sausage links
- 0.25 yellow onion
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- Italian seasoning
- Crushed red pepper flakes
- Black pepper
- 1 can petite diced tomatoes
- 32 oz chicken broth
- 1 cup Ditalini pasta
- 0.25 block cream cheese
- 0.25 cup heavy cream
- 0.25 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- Texas toast
- shredded Parmesan cheese
Equipment
food processorpotpaper towel
Tips
- For a smoother texture, process the petite diced tomatoes in a food processor if you don't like the texture of tomatoes.
- Stir the ditalini pasta every one to two minutes to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- If you don't like spice, you can omit the crushed red pepper flakes.
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