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Sausage Orzo Soup with Spinach and Mushrooms in a white bowl.
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Italian Sausage Orzo Soup (One-Pot 30-Minutes)

Italian Sausage Orzo Soup features portobello mushrooms, spinach, fresh herbs, and just a touch of cream! It's a quick and easy 30-minute one-pot recipe that a whole family will love!  Great for meal prep - make this hearty and comforting pasta soup for busy weekdays and weeknights.
Course Soup
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword sausage orzo soup
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6 people
Calories 495kcal
Author Julia

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Add crumbled Italian sausage, Italian seasoning, a generous amount of fresh thyme (no sprigs, just leaves), and red pepper flakes to a large saucepan. Cook. on medium heat, regularly stirring to break the sausage.
  • Once the sausage released juices and is half cooked, add 1 cup of uncooked orzo, chopped portobello, and minced garlic, and cook, constantly stirring, for about 3 minutes on medium heat until portobello mushrooms soften but are not cooked through.
  • Add 5 cups of chicken stock, stir everything well, cover with the lid, bring to a boil, and cook for about 5 or 10 minutes until the orzo is cooked.
  • Add spinach to the soup, cover with the lid and let it wilt on low heat, occasionally stirring.
  • Once the spinach has wilted, remove the soup from the heat and add heavy cream. Stir everything and season with salt and pepper. Add more red pepper flakes, if you like. Top with fresh thyme.

Nutrition

Calories: 495kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 833mg | Potassium: 746mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 2519IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 3mg