5 from 333 votes
Sausage and Gnocchi Soup
Sausage and Gnocchi Soup features savory ground pork sausage simmered with garlic, fennel seeds, and crushed red pepper, combined with tender gnocchi and fresh spinach in a flavorful broth. The soup offers a balance of spicy, aromatic, and hearty flavors with a soft texture from the gnocchi and spinach.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
348 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 10 ounces ground pork sausage
- ¾ teaspoon fennel seeds crushed between your fingers, dried
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ yellow onion , chopped
- 3 garlic pressed or minced, cloves
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 2 cups water
- 1 15 ounce diced tomatoes with juice, canned
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
- 1 16 ounce gnocchi package
- 2 cups spinach fresh
- Parmesan Cheese , grated
Instructions
- In a large dutch oven or stock pot, heat the oil over medium high. Add the sausage, fennel seeds, and red pepper flakes and brown, breaking the sausage apart with wooden spoon. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes or until softened.
- Add the chicken stock, water, tomatoes, Italian seasoning, kosher salt and pepper. Bring to a boil then simmer for 10 minutes. Add the gnocchi and cook until they float to the top, about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat, stir in the spinach and taste for seasoning. Serve hot with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
348kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
14g
(28%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
36mg
(12%)
Sodium
1197mg
(50%)
Potassium
427mg
(9%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
1098IU
(22%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
77mg
(8%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 348
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 348kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 36mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 1197mg | 50% |
| Potassium | 427mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 1098IU | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 77mg | 8% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.