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!
Servings 6 -8 servings
Calories 480kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Italian sausage casings removed
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 6 cups beef broth
- ½ cup red wine
- 14.5 oz petite-diced tomatoes
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- ½ tsp. dried basil
- ½ tsp. dried oregano
- 2 medium zucchini chopped
- 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
Calories: 480kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 2012mg | Potassium: 954mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 4005IU | Vitamin C: 25.2mg | Calcium: 112mg | Iron: 6.2mg
