Olive Garden Italian Sausage Soup

Submitted by Cook4_6

"I am always looking for great soup recipes to prepare in the winter months. This one is from the Olive Garden site, and I want to preserve it to make later."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 lb sweet Italian sausage, ground
• 1 cup white rice
• 1 cup chopped tomatoes in puree
• 1⁄2 lb frozen chopped spinach
• 6 cups beef broth
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper, ground
• pecorino romano cheese, for garnish

directions

1. Cook ground sausage meat in a soup pot and break the meat up with a fork as it cooks.
2. Add in rice, beef broth, tomatoes and black pepper and bring to a simmer.
3. Cook 12-15 minutes or until rice is tender.
4. Stir in the chopped spinach and let simmer for a few minutes.
5. Ladle soup into soup bowls and garnish with freshly grated Peccorino Romano cheese.

Reviews

[Potluck]

We ate this the first day as listed,except for broth,I used beef consomme for a richer flavor..,it was good,but,the next day I added 3/4 cup diced roasted red peppers and 12oz can V-8 juice ,Much better.... everyone asked for this recipe after I modified it to our tastes..Thank you for the recipe though..

 

[Acerast]

What a quick and easy soup - perfect for a weekday dinner. I was surprised at the lack of seasonings but the spices in the sausage seasoned the soup well. Our pot turned out a bit salty because possibly due to the brands of sausage, cheese, canned broth and tomatoes. We'll make this again but use low-salt broth and tomatoes. Thanks Lainey6605 (and Wendy Jarvis - this was a duplicate recipe ;)

 

[Kristiina]

I made this for my mother and I and we both thought it was very good. Very flavorful! Thanks for sharing.

 

[xidmary]

I just made this recipe for our lunch. Very good and quite healthy. I used low fat sausage and added Italian seasoning to it. I did end up using some extra broth because the rice absorbed it. Next time I make this I will make a half batch because it made too much for just the two of us. Thanks for a nice recipe.