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May 2, 2013 By Lisa Dearen 12 Comments

Sausage & Spinach Soup

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Italian Wedding Soup is one of my favorite comfort foods. The potatoes, the sausage, the bacon, the cream … oh, the cream. It’s all so decadant. And, sadly, time consuming.

But no more! I bought a pressure cooker at the urging of my dear friend Elizabeth over at This Little Mama and was practically guaranteed fast cooking. However, I will need to teleport Elizabeth to my house to figure out how to use the darn thing. Out of the box it taxed the great brains in my household, all three of them. A little plastic doohickey refused to snap in, the lid had no interest in being locked onto the device…. Meanwhile, tempers, they were a-flarin’.

So I turned to an oldie but a goodie: the stove. And with the help of the recipe for Sausage and Spinach soup in Great Food Fast: Bob Warden’s Ultimate Pressure Cooker Recipes, I still diminished the cooking time of my previously favorite recipe (found here on my blog). And, dare I say it, I like this version better.

Even without the aid of a pressure cooker.

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{recipe} Sausage & Spinach Soup
 
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This soup easily serves two hungry people for a decadent dinner when your average meat and potatoes meal won't do. If you've got light eaters or are serving this as a soup course, you'll have four happy tummies.
Serves: 2-4
Ingredients
  • 1 pound spicy Italian sausage
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 red onion, diced
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • ⅛ teaspoon crushed red peppers
  • 1 6-10 ounce bag of baby spinach
  • 6-8 redskin potatoes, halved and sliced
  • 1 cup heavy cream
Instructions
  1. Remove the sausage from the casings and chop or snip into small pieces.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a large stock pot over medium heat.
  3. When the oil is hot, add the sausage and onions, and sautée until the sausage is cooked through and the onions are translucent.
  4. Add the chicken stock, garlic and crushed red peppers; bring the stock to a boil, then reduce heat to low.
  5. Add the potatoes and spinach, cover the pot, and simmer for 12-15 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender.
  6. Add the cream, gently stir and serve.
Notes
Adapted from Great Food Fast: Bob Warden's Ultimate Pressure Cooker Recipes
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  1. Lizthechef says

    May 2, 2013 at 7:40 AM

    I could enjoy this all year long – wonderful recipe. I am terrified of pressure cookers – hope you can teach me how to use them.

    Reply
    • Lisa Dearen says

      May 6, 2013 at 1:35 PM

      Hi Liz – I’m making this again tonight, perfect for our overcast rainy weather. Glad you like it!

      Reply
  2. Mary Papoulias-Platis says

    May 2, 2013 at 5:14 PM

    Love fast soups that are so hearty and delicious! We (Liz) and I need pressure cooker classes someday!

    Reply
    • Lisa Dearen says

      May 6, 2013 at 1:35 PM

      Hi Mary – turns out I need a lesson in using my pressure cooker, too! Couldn’t get it to work. Such is life.

      Reply
  3. Liz says

    May 4, 2013 at 6:43 PM

    Made this for dinner tonight. It was delicious! It was so quick to put together and I already had all the ingredients. The kids approved too!

    Reply
    • Lisa Dearen says

      May 6, 2013 at 1:34 PM

      Liz – I’m so glad you all liked it! With this weather today I’m making a pot of this tonight. Happy Monday!

      Reply
  4. Jersey Girl Cooks says

    May 6, 2013 at 4:13 PM

    I could eat a huge bowl of this right now. Delish!

    Reply
  5. Kim - Liv Life says

    October 7, 2013 at 9:12 AM

    My husband loves Spicy Italian Sausage! And he loves soup… he’s be so happy if I would make it for him more often (I”m not much of a soup fan). I will have to put this one on our list!

    Reply
  6. Liz@Virtually Homemade says

    October 13, 2014 at 12:54 PM

    Love this recipe Lisa!

    Reply
  7. kimberly.ann says

    October 13, 2014 at 3:01 PM

    I can definitely see what the fuss is all about! 🙂 This looks absolutely fabulous. I’ll definitely be adding this to our cool weather rotation.

    Reply
  8. Brandon @ Kitchen Konfidence says

    October 14, 2014 at 10:07 AM

    Too bad the pressure cooker didn’t work out. Which one did you get? Regardless, this soup looks delicious :)!!

    Reply
    • Lisa Dearen says

      October 15, 2014 at 11:35 AM

      The fancy Breville one – it’s definitely a user error! I also don’t own a slow cooker. I’m missing out on the kitchen gadgets!

      Reply

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