Italian Sausage & Gnocchi Soup
Pull out your stockpot and make this Italian Sausage & Gnocchi Soup today! With plenty of zucchini, carrots, tomatoes, tender gnocchi, garlic, red wine and Italian sausage in a rich and delicious broth, this soup will have you begging for another bowl! Mangia!
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Italian sausage casings removed
- 1 onion chopped, medium
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 6 cups beef broth
- ½ cup red wine
- 14.5 oz petite-diced tomatoes
- 1 cup carrot chopped
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- ½ tsp. basil dried
- ½ tsp. oregano dried
- 2 zucchini chopped, medium
- 16 oz potato gnocchi
- Parmesan Cheese optional
Instructions
- In a large soup pot, brown and crumble the Italian sausage. Remove sausage from pot. Reserve 1 tbsp. of the sausage dripping and discard the remaining drippings.
- Saute onion and garlic in reserved drippings until onion is soft. Stir in beef broth, wine, tomatoes, carrots, tomato sauce, basil, oregano and cooked Italian sausage. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, covered, for 30 minutes.
- Skim any fat off the top of the soup. Stir in zucchini. Simmer covered for 20 minutes. Add the gnocchi and cook uncovered until the gnocchi begin to float, about 3-5 minutes.
- Sprinkle each serving with Parmesan cheese, if desired.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 -8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 480
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 480kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 41g | 14% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 57mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 2012mg | 84% |
| Potassium | 954mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 4005IU | 80% |
| Vitamin C | 25.2mg | 28% |
| Calcium | 112mg | 11% |
| Iron | 6.2mg | 34% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.