Gnocchi, Sausage and Spinach Soup

05/09/2011 · by · 87 Comments

This is my favorite way to eat gnocchi; swimming in a basil-infused broth with bits of spicy sausage, roasted red peppers and fresh baby spinach leaves.

I prefer eating my gnocchi in soup rather than on a plate smothered in sauce. Not because I don’t like them that way. Even when they’re light and airy like clouds they expand later so I feel as if I swallowed a rock. A large, heavy one. 

The problem is I tend to eat them like they’re pasta. Which you should definitely not do. Even though they are a type of pasta…gnocchi are made of potato and flour making them much more filling.

Eating them in this creamy soup means I can enjoy a few and still save room for other ingredients. Because there’s more to life than gnocchi.

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Gnocchi, Sausage and Spinach Soup

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Yield: 4 - 5 servings

Gnocchi, Sausage and Spinach Soup

Potato gnocchi with spicy sausage, roasted red peppers and fresh baby spinach in a creamy broth.

Ingredients

1 yellow onion, diced
1 roasted red pepper, diced
olive oil, for sauteing
sea or Kosher salt and fresh black pepper
1 pound Italian sausage, ground or removed from casings, hot or sweet
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed between fingers
32 ounces low-sodium chicken broth
1 pound potato gnocchi
2 cups fresh baby spinach leaves, rough chopped
3/4 cup half & half or heavy cream (light is ok)
1 heaping tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
fresh grated Parmesan cheese, for serving

Instructions

  1. In a large sauce pan or soup pot saute onion and red pepper in a couple of tablespoons olive oil over medium-low heat until tender. Season well with salt and pepper. In a separate, large skillet brown the sausage, breaking it apart as it cooks. Add garlic to onion mixture and saute until fragrant.
  2. Drain sausage and add to onion mixture along with the basil and chicken broth. Season with salt and pepper, simmer for 20 minutes.
  3. Add gnocchi and spinach, bring to a simmer and cook until gnocchi puff up and start to float (check package for cooking time). Add half & half and fresh basil, bring to a simmer for three or four minutes. Serve with Parmesan cheese.
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Comments

  1. Marcy says:
    01/28/2013 at

    Looks delicious! Could I adapt this for the crockpot somehow? I will be gone until late and would love to have it ready when I came home.

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    • Reeni says:
      01/28/2013 at

      Hi Marcy! I don’t see why not although I have never cooked gnocchi in a crockpot. I think it would be okay. I’d love to hear how it turns out!

      Reply
  2. Hayley says:
    01/16/2013 at

    I made this last night, my family LOVED it. It was great and I added some carrots for the kids ;0) very yummy thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  3. Mia says:
    01/09/2013 at

    I made this for tonight’s dinner, and it was super good. I’m so glad I found this recipe (thanks to Pinterest). Mangia Mangia!

    Reply
  4. Miriam says:
    11/27/2012 at

    I would like to know the serving, I am making to take to Church tonight (it’s very cold today)
    I wonder If Ishould double the engredients. We are about 10 ladies.
    Looking foward to taste it!
    Thanks

    Reply
  5. Jessica says:
    10/03/2012 at

    Pinned this some time ago and made it tonight for dinner…amazing! I used pre-cooked sausage from the pizza ingredient section of my supermarket (my one cheat) but otherwise followed it to the letter. I’ll definitely be making it again.

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