This Italian Sausage Soup is insanely delicious and easy to make, and even your picky eaters will love it. A creamy-pasta-filled meal made with a tomato base & flavorful Italian sausage.
This recipe for Italian Soup is one of our family favorites. We love cheese, and the more cheese a recipe has, the more we love it.
This Italian Soup is one of my favorites because it’s loaded with cheese. And besides the cheese, another great thing about this soup recipe is how easy it is to make.
I love being able to quickly whip up an amazing meal using only a few ingredients. This is perfect for busy weeknights when I need to get dinner on the table fast, or if I’m taking a dish to pass at a friend’s house. It’s also a nice change from more traditional Italian fare like lasagna or spaghetti.
To me, some of the best comfort food is cheesy pasta. The more cheese and sauce, the better. I love how simple they are to make – just throwing everything in a pot and letting it simmer.
This Creamy Italian Sausage Soup is the perfect meal for any occasion. It’s hearty enough to be the main course but can also serve as an appetizer or first course at a party. The soup is very easy to make and only requires a few simple ingredients. Plus, it makes a lot so you’ll definitely have leftovers if you’re not serving a large group.
I created this soup to be easy, so I used a jarred marinara sauce. This both simplifies the recipe and ingredient list, as well as adds tons of flavor. You could absolutely use your own homemade sauce too.
Additionally, while you could easily use any sort of pasta, I grabbed penne noodles because they are aesthetically pleasing in the soup and don’t get mushy like some other kinds of pasta can. Finally, to make this dish cheesy and creamy Mozzarella cheese was used.
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Creamy Italian Sausage Soup
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
- 29 ounces 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
- In a large pot fill with 6 cups of water and cook pasta according to package directions.
Once pasta is completely cooked, rinse with cold water and drain. Set pasta aside for later. - Using the same pot, heat 2 tablespoon olive oil. Once heated add sausage, onion and garlic; cook until sausage is completely cooked through.
- Drain grease from sausage and set sausage aside.
- Place the same pot over medium-high heat and add chicken broth, whole tomatoes – squeezing the whole tomatoes with your hand so that it breaks them up as you are pouring them in the the pan, diced tomatoes, Barilla marinara sauce, Italian seasoning and heavy cream. Bring to a slow boil, stirring constantly, reduce heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add in sausage mixture, butter, 2 cups shredded Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Simmer over medium heat for 10-15 minutes. Stir every few minutes so that it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan.
- Remove from heat. Stir in remaining shredded Mozzarella cheese. Stir in the pasta and serve immediately.I love to top the soup with a sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper and Italian seasoning.
Made tonight. Very good!
Will make again.
I made this over the weekend and it was amazing! My family loved it. I followed the directions exactly as posted. I will add this to my winter recipe rotation. Delish!
I love how quick and easy this comes together! Perfect for a busy weeknight!
Good lord I am positively drooling!!
Lol, you will enjoy it.
Was amazing. Added freshly sliced basil! Can this be frozen?
You can freeze this, but just don’t add the pasta! Then once you remove from the freezer and defrost and heat, add fresh pasta then. Hope this helps.
Oh my goodness! Sounds amazing! Thank you for this!
This soup looks so delicious! My whole family will love it!
I love a good soup! I need to try it!
Wishing I had a big bowl right now for lunch 🙂
This has become a family favorite. They call it ‘Lasagna Soup”. The only thing I changed is, I used hot sausage instead of mild. Amazing!
I love it! Hot italian sausage would be delicious with this. Thanks for sharing!
This is amazing! I spent the extra on the Galbani fresh mozzarella and shredded myself, and this cheese is what makes the dish for sure! I used half-n-half, in place of heavy cream. This is so decadent, thick, creamy and DELICIOUS. My stepmother who always complains about my cooking ate 2 bowls of it! This recipe is a keeper for sure! 🙂
Delicious soup, but way too much cheese! I will cut the cheese at least in half the next time I make this.
The cheese can definitely be changed according to preference. Thanks!
My family isn’t huge on tomatoes…could the can of whole tomatoes be left out?
Hi Nikita, if it’s just the chunky tomatoes they aren’t a fan of you could replace it with a can of crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce.
Excellent. Not a fan of tomatoes but seriously not an issue with this soup. Followed recipe the first time (well almost) Bottom line….if you don’t like tomatoes, give it a try. You might be pleasantly surprised Oh, had to use hot Italian sausage. Was not spicy hot. Used block of mozzarella (hand grated). Live in east Texas. Never cook soup between June and September. Will do it again. I used the whole 8oz block of cheese….
Love all the cheese!!! Glad you liked it.
I made this and served it with cheesy Doritos. Hot TAMALE! SIMPLI DELICIOUS. I also froze some for later. It is an interesting dish. The next time I am going to try a different kind of pasta. Either way it’s good. If I had to rate this on a schedule from 1 – 5 , I would give it an 9. It was good.
I’m super glad you liked it. Definitely experiment with the pastas and let us know what you like best! Thank you so much!
This looks so warm and delicious! Perfect dinner!
Thank you, enjoy!
What a robust and flavorful soup! Easily, a new family favorite recipe! Delish!
So glad you like it, thanks!
This soup is creamy perfection! We loved it!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
That looks sooooo good and flavorful, I can’t wait to try it!
Let us know what you think! Enjoy!
Such a hearty, flavorful soup. Perfect for fall!
Enjoy!
Haven’t made it but it definitely looks DELICIOUS. So I plan to very soon. I just wondered if it’d be just as delicious with kale or spinach added. Has anyone tried it with either of those and how did it turn out?
Love this soup. So easy to put together after a long day at school. I substituted orzo for the pasta and added some spinach and mushrooms. Delicious! Thanks for a great new add to my winter soup rotation.
This soup was/is delicious! The broth is all parts delicious and comforting with the perfect blend of all the flavors. Thank you for posting this one it has earned a spot in the rotation!
Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
A hearty and delicious soup like this makes me a happy gal!
I’m glad it makes you happy! Enjoy!
Could I make it in a slow cooker?
We haven’t tried it in the slow cooker, so I’m not sure how it would turn out. I would brown the sausage and onion first, then add everything to the slow cooker except the cheeses and pasta, and add those at the end. Let us know if you give it a try and how it turns out!
Trying this recipe for first time. Question: ingredient list calls for 4 TBSP butter, but instructions don’t mention the butter at all Does it call for butter? If so, when is it added?
The butter is listed in step 5 when you add the cheese and sausage. It helps the cheese from clumping together. Let us know how it turns out!
Such a cozy recipe for fall!
Thanks!
Hey Jenn, This looks so yummy! Y’all have a great weekend!
Oh wow, It looks insanely delicious. I’m a raving fan of cheese too, the more cheese the more I enjoy this meal. So yumyyyyyy!!!
You can never have enough cheese! I’m so glad you like it.
I love this dish, having some again for lunch at work. My family loved it and had seconds. I will be making this again soon.Thank you for sharing it with us.
I’m so glad you and your family loved it! Thanks for letting us know how it turned out!
Nothing’s better than hot soup in this weather, thank you for sharing the recipe!
I completely agree! It definitely has been chilly out. Enjoy!
Do you have the ingredient adjustments if this is done in an Instant Pot?
No, sorry. We do not have an instant pot so none of our recipes are tested with one. Let us know if you do give it a try!