Favorite Pinterest Find

Just before adding the half and half to finish the soup.

I've been using Pinterest for a few years and like anyone else who uses it, I find some great things but I also find absolute duds.  I wanted to share my absolute favorite Pinterest find.  I found this recipe on Pinterest from Cinnamon-Spice and Everything Nice last year.  Wyatt and I both love it! We eat it year round and it's a recipe that is fairly quick and easy and gives us enough for lunch the next day! I just made it last night and though I would share.

Honestly, my favorite part about this dish is the broth.  It's so delicious! I always buy a jar of roasted red peppers and use the whole jar which is about 1 1/2 red peppers but I'm sure you could roast your own red peppers and save a little money.  I use hot Italian sausage almost always when making this.  I did double the recipe once and did half regular Italian and half hot Italian sausage.  Speaking of doubling, this recipe is easy to double if you have a larger family or would like plenty of leftovers.

Gnocchi, Sausage and Spinach Soup

Yield: 4 - 5 servings

Potato gnocchi with spicy sausage, roasted red peppers and fresh baby spinach in a creamy broth.

Ingredients:

1 yellow onion, diced

1 roasted red pepper, diced

olive oil, for sauteing

sea or Kosher salt and fresh black pepper

1 pound Italian sausage, ground or removed from casings, hot or sweet

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed between fingers

32 ounces low-sodium chicken broth

1 pound potato gnocchi

2 cups fresh baby spinach leaves, rough chopped

3/4 cup half & half or heavy cream (light is ok)

1 heaping tablespoon fresh basil, chopped

fresh grated Parmesan cheese, for serving

Instructions:

1. In a large sauce pan or soup pot saute onion and red pepper in a couple of tablespoons olive oil over medium-low heat until tender. Season well with salt and pepper. In a separate, large skillet brown the sausage, breaking it apart as it cooks. Add garlic to onion mixture and saute until fragrant.
2. Drain sausage and add to onion mixture along with the basil and chicken broth. Season with salt and pepper, simmer for 20 minutes.
3. Add gnocchi and spinach, bring to a simmer and cook until gnocchi puff up and start to float (check package for cooking time). Add half & half and fresh basil, bring to a simmer for three or four minutes. Serve with Parmesan cheese.