This Italian sausage and pasta soup is delicious, comforting, and healthy, and packed with vegetables to boost nutrients. It’s so flavorful, and perfect on a chilly day to cozy up with!
I love a good chunky soup when the weather starts cooling down. While I enjoy smooth and creamy soups like this one, I do prefer ones that are chock full of various textures and flavors with vegetables, protein, and maybe rice or noodles. This Italian sausage soup recipe has been on repeat at our house, because it fits the bill perfectly and it’s just so flavorful and delicious!
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Italian Sausage and Pasta Soup Recipe
With the summer weather turning into Fall drastically, I’ve also been feeling like I’m coming down with something. Whenever this happens, I try to pack in as much nutrients as possible to keep my immune system in the best shape. This delicious Italian sausage and pasta soup was created for just that purpose, and I’ve been making it on repeat because my whole family just loves it as well!
Not only is there bone broth in the soup base (you can use chicken stock instead!), tender vegetables like tomatoes, garlic, celery, onion, carrots, and fresh spinach taste amazing with the hearty Italian sausage and pasta! It’s a complete meal on its own. Of course, you can easily make this soup gluten free or paleo if you decide to gluten free or grain free pasta.
Ingredients in This Pasta Soup
- Italian sausage: Depending on your taste preference, you can use either mild or spicy Italian pork sausage for this recipe. Even sweet Italian sausage will be delicious!
- onion
- carrots
- celery
- garlic cloves
- diced tomatoes: Use canned diced tomatoes and don’t throw away the juice!
- bone broth: I personally like to use bone broth (this is my favorite brand), but you can use chicken stock or vegetable stock instead.
- Italian seasoning
- dried shell pasta: I prefer shell pasta, but any short pasta will work like elbow macaroni, orecchiette, or fusilli. For gluten free Italian sausage soup, make sure to use gluten-free pasta like this one. To make it paleo, you can use this grain free pasta.
- baby spinach
- parmesan cheese: Of course, omit if you are dairy free. Parmesan cheese is completely optional, but I like to add it just before serving to add bit more flavor.
How to Make Italian Sausage Soup
- Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Remove sausages from the casings and cook in the pot while stirring often. Break it up with a wooden spoon until browned and crumbly.
- Remove the cooked meat and sets aside, and leaving one tablespoon of of grease in the pot. If there’s no oil left, you can add a bit of olive oil.
- Add the onions, carrots, and celery, and sauté for until the onions are translucent. Add garlic and stir until fragrant.
- Pour in tomatoes, broth, Italian seasoning, and cooked sausage. Stir to combine.
- Bring to a boil, then add pasta. Lower the heat to simmer, cover, and stir occasionally until the pasta is al dente
- Stir in spinach until wilted, about 30 seconds. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Serve hot. Sprinkle with grate parmesan, if using. Serve with crusty bread if you wish!
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, it won’t be Italian sausage soup, but you can use any ground meat for this recipe. Ground pork, ground chicken, and ground beef all work well. You can even use breakfast sausage, or even chicken or turkey sausage.
Leftovers will keep in the refrigerator for up to 4-5 days. Make sure store in an airtight container.
I don’t recommend freezing soup with pasta in it. The freezing process tends to disintegrate the pasta and the messes with the texture once defrosted. If you do want to freeze with Italian sausage soup, don’t add the pasta to the portion you want to freeze. Once defrosted and ready to eat, you can boil the pasta in the soup just before enjoying.
Other cozy soup recipes you might love…
- Italian Sausage and Gnocchi Soup (Paleo, Gluten Free)
- Easy Instant Pot Cabbage Soup with Ground Beef
- Creamy Meatball Mushroom Soup (Paleo, Whole30, Keto)
- Instant Pot Chicken Soup (Paleo, Whole30, AIP, Keto)
- Whole30 Ham and Potato Soup (Paleo, Dairy Free)
Italian Sausage and Pasta Soup (Gluten Free Option)
Ingredients
- 1 lb Italian sausage mild or hot
- 1 onion diced
- 2 carrots chopped
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 15-oz can of diced tomatoes with juice
- 5 cups bone broth or chicken broth
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1½ cup dried shell pasta can use gluten free
- 2 cups baby spinach
- Optional: Parmesan cheese to serve
Instructions
- Heat a large stockpot or dutch oven over medium high heat. Remove the casing of the sausages and cook in the pot while stirring often. Break it up with a wooden spoon until browned and crumbly, about 7-8 minutes.
- Remove the cooked meat and sets aside, and leaving 1 tbsp of of grease in the pot. If there's no oil left, you can add 1 tbsp of olive oil.
- Add the onions, carrots, and celery, and sauté for 5 minutes until the onions are translucent. Add garlic and stir for 1 minute.
- Pour in tomatoes, broth, Italian seasoning, and cooked sausage. Stir to combine.
- Bring to a boil, then add pasta. Lower the heat to simmer, then cover. Cook and stir occasionally until the pasta is al dente, about 8-9 minutes depedning on package instructions,
- Stir in spinach until wilted, about 30 seconds. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Serve hot, topped with grated parmesan (if using).
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Turned out great! Family loved it. Perfect for fall and will definitely make again!!! I am saving this site for future recipes. Thank you.
Yay! Thank you so much!!
Delicious and perfect for going fall/winter days. My husband sent me this recipe from Instagram. I made it today and it was a hit with the family! Super flavourful and simple. Our 19 month even loved it too. Can’t wait to try more of your recipes.
OMG…this was so warm and delicious! Even my pickiest eaters (one of them being a 3 year old toddler) ate his entire bowl, vegetables and all!! I will definitely be making this again. It was super easy as well.