Italian Sausage Gnocchi Soup
Warm up with a bowl of comfort! This delightful Italian sausage gnocchi soup is a breeze to whip up and brims with rich flavors, thanks to savory sausage and tender, pillowy gnocchi. Perfect for chilly nights, it's a hearty dish that will have everyone coming back for seconds!
Prep
15
min
Cook
30
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
📝 Ingredients
Serves 4🥬Fresh Produce(1)
- spinach (480 ml)
🥩Meat & Seafood(1)
- Italian sausage (454 g)
🫙Pantry Staples(2)
- vegetable broth (960 ml)
- gnocchi
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
360
Protein
14g
Carbs
37g
Fat
16g
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Add everything into your pot.
- 2
Let it simmer for about 10 minutes.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Brown Italian sausage to 160°F internal temperature before adding to broth; the Maillard reaction creates depth, and this temp ensures food safety while preventing the rendered fat (20-30% of sausage weight) from making the broth greasy.technique160°F internal temperature
- ✓Add gnocchi in the final 3-4 minutes of simmering rather than at the start; gnocchi absorbs liquid and becomes mushy after 5+ minutes due to starch gelatinization, while late addition ensures a tender-but-intact texture.timing3-4 minutes final simmering
- ✓Wilt spinach off-heat by stirring it into the hot soup (residual heat is 180-190°F) rather than simmering it; this preserves 30% more chlorophyll and prevents the bitter compounds that emerge when spinach cooks above 160°F for extended periods.technique180-190°F residual heat
- ✓Use a 3:1 broth-to-gnocchi ratio by volume because gnocchi absorbs roughly 25-30% of its weight in liquid; this prevents the soup from becoming a stew while keeping enough broth to suspend ingredients.ingredient3:1 broth-to-gnocchi ratio
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Prep
15
min
Cook
30
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
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Italian Sausage Gnocchi Soup
Warm up with a bowl of comfort! This delightful Italian sausage gnocchi soup is a breeze to whip up and brims with rich flavors, thanks to savory sausage and tender, pillowy gnocchi. Perfect for chilly nights, it's a hearty dish that will have everyone coming back for seconds!
📝 Ingredients
Serves 4🥬Fresh Produce(1)
- spinach (480 ml)
🥩Meat & Seafood(1)
- Italian sausage (454 g)
🫙Pantry Staples(2)
- vegetable broth (960 ml)
- gnocchi
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
360
Protein
14g
Carbs
37g
Fat
16g
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Add everything into your pot.
- 2
Let it simmer for about 10 minutes.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Brown Italian sausage to 160°F internal temperature before adding to broth; the Maillard reaction creates depth, and this temp ensures food safety while preventing the rendered fat (20-30% of sausage weight) from making the broth greasy.technique160°F internal temperature
- ✓Add gnocchi in the final 3-4 minutes of simmering rather than at the start; gnocchi absorbs liquid and becomes mushy after 5+ minutes due to starch gelatinization, while late addition ensures a tender-but-intact texture.timing3-4 minutes final simmering
- ✓Wilt spinach off-heat by stirring it into the hot soup (residual heat is 180-190°F) rather than simmering it; this preserves 30% more chlorophyll and prevents the bitter compounds that emerge when spinach cooks above 160°F for extended periods.technique180-190°F residual heat
- ✓Use a 3:1 broth-to-gnocchi ratio by volume because gnocchi absorbs roughly 25-30% of its weight in liquid; this prevents the soup from becoming a stew while keeping enough broth to suspend ingredients.ingredient3:1 broth-to-gnocchi ratio