Italian Sausage Soup With Orzo

• servings: 5 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

500 grams Mild Italian Sausage

1 cup Orzo Pasta

1 tbsp Olive Oil

1/2 Onion

1 tbsp Garlic

1 28 Oz Crushed Tomato

2 tspn Italian Seasoning

1/2 tspn red chili Flakes (optional)

salt and pepper to taste

4-6 cups Chicken Broth

2 cups Spinach (Tightly Packed)

1/4 cup Half and Half

1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese (to serve)

Directions

Heat Oil in a heavy bottom pan. Once Warm add chopped onion and garlic. Saute until the onion has softened and raw garlic smell is gone.

Roughly break sausages to small chunks. Add to the pan. Saute for 5-6 minutes until they are browned and aromatic. Break any bigger chunk of sausage.

Deglaze the pot by adding stocks. Scarp the bottom of the pan to remove any brown bits. Stir in the tomatoes, Italian seasoning, chilli flakes, salt and pepper

When the stock comes to a boil stir in Orzo Pasta,

Cover and let it cook for 8-10 minutes in the medium-low heat until Orzo is almost cooked. Stir in between to prevent Orzo from getting stuck at the bottom.

Stir in Spinach to the pot and let it cook for 2 minutes. Switch off the flame.

Stir in half and half.

Serve with a generous topping of parmesan cheese.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 200 g
• Calories: 597 kcal
• Total Fat: 41 g
• Saturated Fat: 15 g
• Cholesterol: 94 mg
• Sodium: 1760 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 27 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 1 g
• Protein: 27 g