Sausage, Potato and Spinach Soup
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Hearty, comforting, and done in 30 min. Made with crumbled sausage, tender potatoes and sneaked in greens!
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Crumbled Italian sausage, tender bite-sized potatoes and hearty baby spinach for all the sneaked in greens, this is a favorite I come back to every single time, served with all the crusty bread for sopping. And even though it’s a piping hot bowl of cozy goodness, I can probably have this all year long – snow, sleet, rain or shine.
reasons to make sausage, potato and spinach soup
- Weeknight worthy. Made in 30 min start to finish, this is a one pot soup dinner that is an absolute weeknight hero.
- Hug in a bowl. Whether you’re under the weather or it’s -6°F outside involving a blustery snow storm, this is the dreamiest potato soup, warming you from the inside out.
- Versatile recipe. This is a recipe that is incredibly flexible and forgiving, adding in your favorite kind of meat and any vegetables you have on hand, perfect for those picky eaters! Not to mention, the leftovers freeze beautifully.
tips and tricks for success
- Use your favorite meat. Italian sausage (sweet or spicy), ground beef, chicken or turkey will all work very well here.
- Red potatoes hold up very well. Baby red potatoes hold up much better for soups than russet potatoes, which tend to break down and fall apart. Yukon golds can also be used.
- Add in leafy greens. This is a great recipe to sneak in leafy greens for those picky eaters. Spinach, kale, collard greens, swiss chard, or arugula are all great options.
- Add the cream slowly. Always add the heavy cream at the very end, pouring very slowly to prevent curdling. Use half and half or full fat milk for a lighter soup.
- Serve with crusty bread. Serve with all the homemade crusty bread for dipping, sopping and dunking!
what to serve with sausage, potato and spinach soup
Tools For This Recipe
Dutch oven
Sausage, Potato and Spinach Soup: Frequently Asked Questions
For a milder option, you can go for sweet or mild Italian sausage.
Kale, cabbage, swiss chard and collard greens are all great subs.
Heavy cream (or heavy whipping cream) has one of the highest fat contents with about 36-40% fat. Half and half or whole milk are suitable substitutes, but will yield a lighter result.
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
Yes! You can freeze the leftovers without the heavy cream (cream soups tend to separate when frozen) in individual freezer bags, thaw overnight, and reheat on the stovetop, adding heavy cream when serving. Label, date and freeze up to 2 months.
Sausage, Potato and Spinach Soup
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound spicy Italian sausage, casing removed
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 onion, diced
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 pound red potatoes, diced
- 3 cups baby spinach
- ¼ cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add Italian sausage and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the sausage as it cooks; drain excess fat.
- Stir in garlic, onion, oregano, basil and red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring frequently, until onions have become translucent, about 2-3 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Stir in chicken broth and bay leaf, and bring to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in spinach until it begins to wilt, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in heavy cream until heated through, about 1 minute; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Serve immediately.
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i just made this, and it is delicious! I found a lean hot itilian sausage cause I like it spicy. I also substituted delicious and healthy coconut milk. It adds a hint of coconut but that flavour is not overpowering. Yum yum! Thank you for the recipie.
This looks amazing!! I do want to ask however, is there a (lower carb) substitute for the red potatoes that would work in this recipe? Thanks – can’t wait to try it! 🙂
You can try substituting cauliflower.
If I double this recipe, would a 6-qt. Dutch oven work well for this? Thank you.
A 6-qt Dutch oven may be too small as I have used a 3 1/2-qt Dutch oven for this recipe. A 7-qt Dutch oven may be more appropriate.
Love this, !!!! I used chicken italian sausage and also saute’ mushrooms till nice and brown thanks !
Just made this soup and it is AMAZING!!!!!!
Delicious!! I made this with Italian turkey sausage, half and half cream, extra spinach, only 1/8 tsp chili flakes and left out the salt. We loved it. Thank you for a great recipe!
I made this for lunch and used italian sausage, red pepper flakes and oregano and it is a bit spicy for us. We are used to spice. Now i have a big pot of it to use. What suggestion would you give to make it less spicy? My husband loves it, but it is a bit on the hot side for him too.. Thanks
For less spice, you can omit the red pepper flakes as needed.
Great recipe for cold weather. We are in middle of a snow storm here in Colorado – just cleared the first 10″ away and more on the way!
So I just made a pot of this soup! It is delicious and warms you right through!
I substituted chicken sausage and used coconut cream instead of plain heavy cream — worked great and gave great depth to soup! Will definitely keep this one in my “go to” recipes!
My first recipe from your site – just discovered it today! Love your site!
made this tonight for my husband and I who are 3 weeks into Whole 30. So glad to have something other than meat and veggies, I just had to switch out the cream for coconut milk. Thank you so much for sharing.
I am currently eating this as I type.. and at first i was iffy about it because I would never use sausage for soup. But omg this soup is so delicous! My husband loves thick and hardy soups and this one is the bomb.com… I give it 5 stars!!! so far loving all the recipes I have tried from this website!!!
husband approved. He finished two bowls. We added mushrooms. Yummy!
My family loved it. I used smoked sausage because that is what I had and the smoked flavor was fantastic. I think you could do it with any kind of meat. It would be great with smoked chicken too.
I made this last night and it was damn delicious!
Do you think jimmy dean sausage would work well in this soup?
I actually haven’t tried Jimmy Dean sausage before so I can’t really say for sure!
Jimmy Dean is breakfast sausage and would drastically change the flavor of the soup.
I gave it a try with Hot Jimmy Dean Sausage and it was wondeful!
Could you use creame of chicken soup instead of creame and flour and put in crockpot?
Karen, please understand that it is very difficult to give exact conversion information to translate a traditional stovetop recipe to be used in a slow cooker without further recipe testing. However, here is an article worth checking out on a possible conversion guide: http://www.thekitchn.com/5-tips-for-converting-recipes-to-the-slow-cooker-189343.
Just had some of this soup which I had frozen. Still very good! I was afraid the potatoes would not freeze well but they were fine. SO good and satisfying on a cold NE day!
I gave my email address, got a confirmation and returned to the site for a recipe but all I am seeing is pictures of scrumptious looking foods with no recipes. What am I doing wrong?
Carol, I’m not entirely sure what you are doing wrong but there is a recipe for every post located at the bottom in a blue box.
So I entered this soup into a soup contest today at work and I won first place! It was so delicious! Yay!
I made this recipe today and used half deer sausage and half Italian sausage. My family loved it. I got a
Delicious recipe! Thank you so much. I’m going to make it again tonight but just realized I only have sweet potatoes. Think they will work?
Brie, I’m honestly not entirely sure – I worry that the sweetness from the potatoes may take away from the other flavors of the soup.
I have had it with sweet potatoes and kale, still delicious.