Italian Sausage Gnocchi Soup Food

ONE-POT ITALIAN SAUSAGE-GNOCCHI SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high. Add sausage, onion, garlic, and Italian seasoning. Cook, stirring often and breaking up meat using a spoon, until meat is no longer pink, about 8 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and broth; bring to a gentle boil over medium-high. Add gnocchi and spinach; cook, stirring often, until gnocchi is al dente, about 2 minutes.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE & GNOCCHI SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Do not remove casings from links. Cook sausage in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until just browned, turning them over once. Remove from pan and let cool slightly on a cutting board. Slice links into 1/4 inch slices.
• 2. Add oil to the same pot and stir in shallot and garlic and cook until the shallot begins to soften.
• 3. Add water, broth, tomatoes (and their juice), and tomato paste; bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
• 4. Add sliced links, gnocchi and spinach and cook until the gnocchi float to the top, about 8-10 minutes.
• 5. Stir in cream and season with salt and pepper, if needed.
• 6. Ladle into 4 bowls and top each with 1/8 cup grated Parmesan. Serve -

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND GNOCCHI SOUP

Steps:

• 1. In a 5 quart dutch oven, cook the sausage over medium heat until it is no longer pink. Drain. Add onion and garlic and continue to cook until onion is tender--2 to 3 minutes.
• 2. Add chicken broth, salt and pepper and heat to boiling. Stir in gnocchi and spinach and simmer until gnocchi begins to float...3 to 4 minutes. Stir in cream and serve.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND GNOCCHI SOUP WITH FRESH BASIL

Steps:

• Add 1/2 inch water to a 10-inch frying pan. Place sausage links in the pan, cover, and heat over medium heat for 10 minutes. Remove the lid, turn the links, and cook for another 10 minutes, adding more water as needed to prevent scorching. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Transfer sausages to a cutting board and let cool.
• While the sausages are cooking, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook gnocchi in the boiling water until they float to the top, 2 to 4 minutes. Drain.
• At the same time, heat olive oil in a 12-inch saute pan over medium heat. Add mushrooms, shallots, and red pepper flakes and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until mushrooms are soft and onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Add diced tomatoes and Italian seasoning; cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir in chicken stock, basil, and bay leaf and bring to a low boil. Add spinach, cover, and reduce heat to a simmer; cook for 5 to 7 minutes.
• Slice sausage links and add to the pan. Simmer soup for 5 minutes.
• Place gnocchi in serving bowls and ladle soup mixture over top. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.