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Italian Sausage Gnocchi Soup

Name: Italian Sausage Gnocchi Soup
Cuisine: Italian-American
Ingredients: 2 lbs Italian sweet sausage; 2 lbs gnocchi, Trader Joe's; 1 bell pepper, finely diced; 1 onion, finely diced; 2 ribs celery, finely diced; 2 carrots, finely diced; 1 spoonful Calabrian chilies; 5 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tbsp Italian seasoning, to taste; 1 cup dry white wine; 3–4 cups homemade chicken stock; 2 cups heavy cream; 4 cups spinach, shredded, stems removed; salt and black pepper, to taste; Parmesan and fresh basil, to serve (optional)

Creamy sausage soup with vegetables, spinach, Calabrian chili, and pillowy gnocchi.

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Ingredients

2 lbsItalian sweet sausage
2 lbsgnocchi, Trader Joe's
1bell pepper, finely diced
1onion, finely diced
2 ribscelery, finely diced
2carrots, finely diced
1 spoonfulCalabrian chilies
5 clovesgarlic, minced
2 tbsptomato paste
1 tbspItalian seasoning, to taste
1 cupdry white wine
3–4 cupshomemade chicken stock
2 cupsheavy cream
4 cupsspinach, shredded, stems removed
to tastesalt and black pepper
Parmesan and fresh basil, to serve(optional)

Method

Step 1: Brown the sausage in a Dutch oven until nicely browned and crumbled. Remove and set aside.
Step 2: In the same pot, add the carrots, celery, onion, and bell pepper. Season lightly and cook until softened, deglazing as needed.
Step 3: Stir in the tomato paste and cook 2–3 minutes.
About 3 min
Step 4: Stir in the garlic and Calabrian chilies and cook 1 minute until fragrant.
Step 5: Add the Italian seasoning and deglaze with the wine, scraping up the browned bits.
Step 6: Pour in the stock and cream and bring to a gentle simmer.
Step 7: Return the sausage and simmer about 10 minutes.
About 10 min
Step 8: Stir in the spinach until wilted, about 2 minutes.
About 2 min
Step 9: Add the gnocchi and cook 2–3 minutes until tender.
About 3 min
Step 10: Season to taste and serve, topped with Parmesan and basil if you like.

Version 1 · updated November 15, 2026