Creamy Parmesan Italian Sausage Soup // Spinach Pasta❤️

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

Italian sausage

💰Cheaper: ground beef or turkey

Ground meats are often less expensive and still flavorful.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and suitable for vegetarians.

Add 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil to a pot.

Add 1 and 1/2 lbs of sweet Italian sausage and brown it, breaking it into chunks.

Remove the sausage and set aside.

Add 1 cup of finely chopped onions, 2 sliced celery ribs, and 1 cup of diced red bell pepper to the pot; sauté for 5-6 minutes.

Add 4 minced garlic cloves and cook for 1 minute.

Stir in 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of Italian seasoning and cook for 1 minute.

Pour in 6 cups of chicken broth and bring to a boil.

Lower the heat and add 1 and 1/2 cups of diddilini pasta; cook for about 10 minutes until al dente.

Add 1 and 1/4 cups of heavy cream and stir.

Season with salt and black pepper to taste.

Chop 2 cups of fresh baby spinach and add to the pot along with the cooked sausage and 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes; cook for 2 minutes.

Slowly add 1 and 1/2 cups of freshly grated Parmesan cheese, stirring until melted and creamy.

Let sit for 3 minutes before serving.

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