Description
This Creamy Sausage Potato Soup recipe is a testament to the joy of easy home cooking. Perfect for busy weeknights or lazy weekends, this soup brings together basic ingredients like sausage, potatoes and spinach, transforming them into a luscious, comforting delight.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound hot sausage links removed from casing
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 white onion, minced
- 1 carrot, minced
- 1 stalk celery, minced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1/2 pound white or Yukon gold potatoes, small dice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1– 15-ounce can diced tomatoes
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for garnish
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a soup pot.
- Remove the sausage from the casing and add to the pot.
- Break the sausage apart while it’s browning. This meat chopper is one of my favorite kitchen gadgets.
- Once the sausage is almost fully-cooked and browned, add in the carrots, onions, celery and garlic.
- Cook for about 5 minutes to soften.
- Add in the potatoes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Stir to coat the potatoes with the fat from the sausage. Cook for another 2 minutes.
- Dust the vegetables and sausage with flour. Mix to coat. Cook off the raw flour taste for a few minutes.
- Add in the tomatoes, bay leaves, and fresh thyme. Season the tomatoes with a pinch of salt.
- Pour in the chicken stock. Mix. Turn up the heat almost to a boil.
- Turn down the heat and simmer partially covered for about 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender.
- Stir occasionally to ensure the potatoes are not sticking to the bottom.
- Remove and discard the bay leaves and the woody stems of thyme.
- Pour in the heavy whipping cream.
- Slowly incorporate the Parmesan cheese to avoid clumping.
- Add in the fresh spinach.
- Cook for another five minutes.
- Ladle into bowls garnished with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
- Serve and ENJOY!
Notes
- As a timesaver, prep the remaining ingredients for this creamy sausage potato soup as the sausage is browning.
- If you are sensitive to heat, opt for a mild or sweet sausage.
- Add a touch of crushed red pepper flakes to amp up the heat level.
- Stir occasionally as the soup is simmering to ensure the potatoes are not sticking to the bottom.
- Mash a few of the potatoes to thicken the soup.
- Slowly incorporate the Parmesan cheese to avoid clumping.
- Add the fresh spinach at the end to preserve its color and freshness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Soup
- Method: Easy
- Cuisine: American