CREAMY ITALIAN SAUSAGE SOUP

Tis the season of comfort food. But not all comfort food is about dessert and drink pairings. To me, one of the best kinds of comfort food is cheesy pasta. The more cheese and sauce, the merrier I am. And my favorite part about creating pasta dishes is their simplicity – throwing together ingredients in a pot, letting them simmer, and voila, dinner is ready.

What I specifically love about this CREAMY ITALIAN SAUSAGE SOUP is that it is hearty enough for a dinner, yet simple enough to serve at a party as a beginning course or appetizer. It’s an easy dinner option or great for get-togethers. And let me tell you, this soup makes enough to feed a crowd. If you don’t have a large group, then cut the recipe in half or freeze the rest for an easy meal later.

The base of this sauce is Barilla’s Marinara, which adds a ton of flavor while not over complicating the ingredient list. While I was picking up the sauce at Walmart, I grabbed Barilla’s penne. With this soup, you could really use any noodle, but penne is easy to serve and also gorgeous. To make this dish cheesy and creamy, I used Galbani’s Mozzarella cheese. It was easy to shred, and I loved that I could buy it sliced as well, which I did to use for a salad.

What I specifically love about this CREAMY ITALIAN SAUSAGE SOUP is that it is hearty enough for a dinner, yet simple enough to serve at a party as a beginning course or appetizer. It’s an easy dinner option or great for get-togethers. And let me tell you, this soup makes enough to feed a crowd. If you don’t have a large group, then cut the recipe in half or freeze the rest for an easy meal later.

The base of this sauce is Barilla’s Marinara, which adds a ton of flavor while not over complicating the ingredient list. While I was picking up the sauce at Walmart, I grabbed Barilla’s penne. With this soup, you could really use any noodle, but penne is easy to serve and also gorgeous. To make this dish cheesy and creamy, I used Galbani’s Mozzarella cheese. It was easy to shred, and I loved that I could buy it sliced as well, which I did to use for a salad.

Ingredients

• 16 ounces mild Italian sausage
• 1/2 large yellow onion diced
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 jar Barilla Marinara Sauce
• 1/2 lb Barilla Penne Pasta
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 3 cups half and half, heavy cream or whole milk
• 2 14.5 ounce cans whole tomatoes
• 1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
• 1 tablespoons Italian seasoning
• 3 cups shredded Gambilin Mozzerella cheese
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 4 tablespoons butter

Instructions

1. In a large pot fill with 6 cups of water and cook pasta according to package directions.
2. Once pasta is completely cooked, rinse with cold water and drain. Set pasta aside for later.
3. Using the same pot, heat 2 tablespoon olive oil. 
4. Once heated add sausage, onion and garlic; cook until sausage is completely cooked through.
5. Drain grease from sausage and set sausage aside. 
6. ..........................................

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