Italian Sausage Soup–Olive Garden Kitchen Restaurant Website
Serves 4
The recipe can be doubled or tripled as seen on their website.
My Notes: I have used mild Italian sausage links with the casings removed, when I have not been able to find sweet Italian sausage in my local area markets and it turns out well.
I used white Instant rice for the recipe. If using long-grain white rice, cook longer per the instructions on the package of rice.
I also serve this with warm bread on the side.
INGREDIENTS:
1 lb sweet Italian sausage, ground
1 cup white rice
1 cup chopped tomatoes in puree (1-10 ¾ oz can)
1/2 lb chopped frozen spinach (1-10 oz box), thawed and drained
6 cups beef broth
1/4 tsp black pepper, ground
Pecorino Romano cheese, for garnish
PROCEDURES:
COOK ground sausage in a soup pot and break the meat up with a fork as it cooks. Add in rice, beef broth, tomatoes and black pepper and bring to a simmer.
COOK 12-15 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in chopped spinach and let simmer for a few minutes.
LADLE soup into soup bowls and garnish with freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese.
