The Best Minestrone Soup with Italian Sausage Recipe

During the cold winter months in Utah, I love to have soup for dinner.

However, my husband thinks that in order to have soup as a main dish, it has to be VERY thick and hearty.

I love that this soup is loaded with vegetables and flavor, but it’s hearty enough to be a chili!

It’s filling, it’s delicious, and it has become one of our most favorite soup recipes.

We always serve this soup with our Easy Homemade French Bread and it’s the perfect combination! Our 30 Minute Rolls are also a quick and easy side dish to go with this soup.

How to make Minestrone Soup with Sausage:

The directions for this soup are fairly simple. Just a few steps and you will have dinner on the table in no time!

1. In a large skillet, brown sausage in a skillet until fully cooked; drain grease.
2. In a large stock pot, add beef broth, water, tomato sauce, tomatoes, kidney beans, celery, carrots, onion salt, garlic salt, and Italian seasoning; simmer until vegetables become tender (about 20-30 minutes).
3. In a separate pot, cook 8-10 ounces of any pasta according to directions (we use shell pasta in this recipe, but any kind will do). When noodles are done, add to soup and mix in cooked sausage.
4. If desired, top with grated Parmesan cheese and serve. It’s that easy!

How to make this soup healthier:

• Make this soup using Italian Turkey Sausage to lower fat and calories
• Use low-sodium canned items (such as beans, tomatoes, and tomato sauce)
• Use whole wheat pasta
• Cut the amount of pasta used in half to reduce carbs (or omit pasta completely)
• Add in diced zucchini
• Add in 1-2 cups fresh baby spinach (it will shrink down as it cooks)
• Add in some chopped broccoli and cauliflower
• Add in 1-2 cups shredded cabbage

Related Recipe: If you like this amazing soup, you’ll love our Turkey Sausage Lasagna Soup Recipe. 

What are the nutrition facts of this soup?

This soup makes 6 generous servings. These nutrition facts are generated using Italian Turkey Sausage and do not include the Parmesan topping (because the amount of cheese used on top will vary).

Per serving, this soup has 370 calories, 10.3 g of fat, 43.4 g of carbs, 6.7 g of fiber, and 24.2 g of protein.

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Other popular soups on our website:

• King Ranch Chicken Soup
• Slow Cooker Ham and Bean Soup
• Chicken Enchilada Soup
• Healthy Chicken Fajita Soup
• Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup
• Instant Pot Sausage Ravioli Soup

Serves: 8

The Best Minestrone Soup with Italian Sausage Recipe

All the classic flavors of minestrone soup kicked up a notch with Italian sausage and topped with Parmesan cheese. At under 400 calories per serving, this thick and hearty soup loaded with vegetables will become a family favorite!

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Total Time 45 mins

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Ingredients

• 1 pound ground italian sausage
• 4 cups beef broth
• 2 cups water
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can petite diced tomatoes
• 1 (15.5 ounce) can red kidney beans drained
• 1½ cups celery diced
• 1½ cups carrots sliced
• 1 teaspoon onion salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 3 Tablespoons italian seasoning
• 10 ounces small shell pasta
• ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions

• Brown sausage in skillet until fully cooked; drain excess grease.
• In a large stock pot add beef broth, water, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, kidney beans, celery, carrots, onion salt, garlic salt, and Italian seasoning. Simmer until veggies become tender, about 20-30 minutes.
• In a separate pot, cook pasta according to directions. When noodles are done, add to soup and mix in cooked sausage.
• Top with shredded Parmesan cheese and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 344 kcal · Carbohydrates: 24 g · Protein: 18 g · Fat: 20 g · Saturated Fat: 8 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 3 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 9 g · Cholesterol: 47 mg · Sodium: 1941 mg · Potassium: 911 mg · Fiber: 7 g · Sugar: 6 g · Vitamin A: 4527 IU · Vitamin C: 12 mg · Calcium: 178 mg · Iron: 5 mg

Recipe Details

Course: Main Course, Soup

Cuisine: American, Italian

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