Creamy Parmesan Italian Sausage Soup | Easy & Flavorful Comfort Food

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.

Heat an enamel Dutch oven over medium heat.

Add a small pad of butter to the pot and spread it around the bottom.

Remove casings from 1 pound of mild Italian sausage links and cut into small cubes.

Place sausage cubes gently in the pot to brown on all sides, about 5-7 minutes.

Once browned, remove sausage from the pot and drain excess fat on paper towels.

Melt 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter in the pot.

Add 1 finely chopped small sweet onion and sauté until softened.

Add 2 cloves of minced garlic and cook until fragrant.

Season onion and garlic with about half a teaspoon of a salt and black pepper mix (2:1 ratio).

Return the browned sausage to the pot and stir to combine.

Pour in 4 cups of chicken broth and scrape the bottom of the pot to release fond.

Add 1 can of diced tomatoes with liquid, 1 cup of heavy cream, and 1 cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

Stir in 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning and bring the mixture to a simmer.

Once simmering, add 2 cups of baby spinach and stir until wilted.

Continue simmering for about 5 minutes.

Adjust seasoning with a pinch of kosher salt and a dash of crushed red pepper flakes if desired.

Serve the soup.

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