Spicy & Creamy Italian Sausage Soup

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This hearty soup is filled with Italian sausage, spinach, and potatoes! It's the perfect cozy stew for soup season!

I have personally never been the type to crave a creamy soup. I tend to go for something a bit more light with a lemon or tomato base. However, my fiancé loves creamy & rich soups. So when I want to do something a bit more special for him, this is the soup I love to make. I have tons of creamy soup recipes in my back pocket that we both enjoy!! This one has a kick. This spicy Italian Sausage & potato soup is creamy, rich, hearty, and filled with hidden veggies for our little picky eaters (or our husbands). My personal favorite part about soups is that you can really hide so many vegtables and soo much nutrients in them. They feel comforting and they are so healthy for you. This soup has a chicken broth and heavy cream base and it is wonderful for a cozy night in.

It's soup season again and during this time of the year, I love to make as many tasty recipes as possible. There is always a new way to expirement in the kitchen when it comes to soup. It is truly such an exciting thing! Although, soup season can be yearround if you keep your airconditioning on (at least that's what I do haha!) You can find me eating soup even when it's 100 degrees outside. I LOVE a good soup. What can I say?

Ingredients:

3-4 handfuls of spinach (no measurements here! Spinach melts away into the soup and is the perfect "hidden veggie"

1 large yellow onion

1 package of spicy Italian sausage (substitute with regular Italian sausage if you don't want a kick)

2-3 small potatoes (skin or no skin)

3-4 cups chicken broth

1 cup heavy cream (or to taste...depending on how creamy you want it!)

Italian seasoning, salt, pepper

Parmesan & parsley to garnish

Cozy Creamy Sausage & Spinach Soup

Steps:

1. Start with the sausage

   • Heat a large soup pot over medium heat. Remove the sausage from its casing if needed and crumble it right into the pot. Cook until browned and slightly crispy on the edges.

   • Tip: let the sausage get a little golden — that extra browning adds a ton of flavor to the broth.

2. Add your onion

   • Toss in the diced onion and stir it around with the sausage. Cook until the onion is soft and smells amazing, about 5 minutes.

   • Tip: if the pot looks too greasy, spoon out some of the fat — but leave a little, it’s flavor!

   
   

3. Potatoes go in next

   • Slice your potatoes into bite-sized pieces and add them to the pot. Stir so they soak up all the flavor.

4. Build the broth

   • Pour in 3 cups of chicken broth (add a little extra if you like a thinner soup). Stir and scrape the bottom of the pot to pick up all the browned bits.

   • Season with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.

   • Bring it to a gentle boil, then lower the heat and let the potatoes simmer until fork-tender, about 12–15 minutes.

   • Tip: taste the broth here and adjust seasoning — this is where you set the flavor base.

5. Add the greens

   • Stir in your spinach and let it wilt down into the soup. Don’t worry if it looks like too much — spinach disappears fast once it hits the heat.

6. Make it creamy

   • Lower the heat and pour in the heavy cream. Stir gently to combine. Let the soup warm through for a couple of minutes, but don’t let it boil (boiling can make cream separate).

   • Tip: add the cream a little at a time and taste — that way you can make it as light or as rich as you want.

7. Finish & serve

   • Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with grated parmesan and fresh parsley.

   • Optional: serve with crusty bread to soak up every drop.