If you want a rich, satisfying dinner, try making this Tuscan Sausage Soup recipe! A brothy tomato base is loaded with rich Italian sausage, sweet vegetables, tender cannellini beans and just the right amount of pasta. Top off this Tuscan Sausage Soup with a handful of toasted breadcrumbs and a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese, and you’ve got the perfect meal!
Tuscan Sausage Soup
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 60 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 15
Ingredients
- 1 lb Italian ground pork sausage
- 1 cup chopped onions
- 1 large carrot, peeled, cut into quarters lengthwise and into 1/4-inch slices (about 1 cup)
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 6 cups Progresso™ reduced sodium chicken broth (from two 32-oz cartons)
- 1 can (19 oz) Progresso™ cannellini beans, drained, rinsed
- 1 can (28 oz) Muir Glen™ organic fire roasted diced tomatoes, undrained
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano
- 1 bay leaf
- 3/4 cup (3 oz) small ring pasta, such as ditalini
- 3 cups baby spinach, coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup Progresso™ plain panko crispy bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Make With
Progresso Breadcrumbs
Instructions
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Step1Heat 5-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add sausage, onions and carrot; cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to break up sausage, until sausage is no longer pink. Stir in garlic and pepper flakes; cook 1 to 2 minutes or until garlic is fragrant.
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Step2Stir in broth, beans, tomatoes, oregano and bay leaf. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer uncovered 10 minutes. Add pasta; simmer 8 to 9 minutes or until pasta is tender. Remove bay leaf, and discard.
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Step3Stir in spinach; cover and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes; stir.
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Step4Meanwhile, in 8-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat Add bread crumbs; cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until toasted and golden brown. Remove from heat.
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Step5Divide soup among serving bowls; garnish each with cheese and toasted bread crumbs.
Nutrition
340
Calories
15g
Total Fat
18g
Protein
33g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 1/2 Cups
- Calories
- 340
- Calories from Fat
- 140
- Total Fat
- 15g
- 24%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 27%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 30mg
- 9%
- Sodium
- 1080mg
- 45%
- Potassium
- 480mg
- 14%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 33g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 18%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 18g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 50%
- 50%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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