Italian Sausage & Gnocchi Soup

By srumbel

Pull out your stockpot and make this Italian Sausage & Gnocchi Soup today! With plenty of zucchini, carrots, tomatoes, tender gnocchi, garlic, red wine and Italian sausage in a rich and delicious broth, this soup will have you begging for another bowl! Mangia!
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Ingredients

• 1 lb. Italian sausage, casings removed
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 6 cups beef broth
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1 can (14.5 oz.) petite-diced tomatoes
• 1 cup chopped carrots
• 1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
• 1/2 tsp. dried basil
• 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
• 2 medium zucchini, chopped
• 1 pkg. (16 oz.) potato gnocchi
• Parmesan cheese, optional

Preparation

Step 1

In a large soup pot, brown and crumble the Italian sausage. Remove sausage from pot. Reserve 1 tbsp. of the sausage dripping and discard the remaining drippings.
Saute onion and garlic in reserved drippings until onion is soft. Stir in beef broth, wine, tomatoes, carrots, tomato sauce, basil, oregano and cooked Italian sausage. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, covered, for 30 minutes.
Skim any fat off the top of the soup. Stir in zucchini. Simmer covered for 20 minutes. Add the gnocchi and cook uncovered until the gnocchi begin to float, about 3-5 minutes.
Sprinkle each serving with Parmesan cheese, if desired.

Serves: 6-8 servings