Marry Me Sausage Orzo Soup

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 1 hour

Ingredients

3/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes

1 tablespoon oil from sun-dried tomato jar

1 pound italian pork sausage

1 large yellow onion

2 large garlic cloves, minced

3 tablespoons tomato paste

8 cups chicken broth

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil

2 teaspoons kosher salt

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1/2 teaspoon paprika

8 ounces uncooked orzo

3 cups packed fresh baby spinach

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese

1/3 cup Parmesan cheese

Directions

Gather all ingredients.

Heat oil from sun-dried tomatoes in a large pot over medium-high until shimmering. Add sausage; cook, stirring occasionally, until sausage crumbles and is almost fully cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add onions and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.

Add tomato paste and sun-dried tomatoes; cook, stirring constantly, until tomato paste is slightly deeper red in color and fragrant, about 2 minutes.

Stir in broth, cream, basil, salt, Italian seasoning, and paprika; bring to a boil over medium, stirring occasionally, until bubbling and frothy on top, about 12 minutes. Add pasta and reduce heat to medium-low; cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until orzo is al dente, about 8 minutes.

Reduce heat to low, and add spinach, cream cheese, and Parmesan; cook, stirring often, until cream cheese and spinach is wilted, about 5 minutes.

Garnish with additional Parmesan cheese and basil before serving.

Nutrition

• Calories: 801 kcal
• Total Fat: 55 g
• Saturated Fat: 26 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 137 mg
• Sodium: 2499 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 49 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4 g
• Total Sugars: 10 g
• Protein: 29 g