Italian Orzo Soup. Heat oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. In a large sauce pan, heat olive oil over medium heat and add onion, carrots and celery. Healthy herbaceous Italian Chicken Orzo Soup made with loads of veggies and fresh basil!.
Sometimes I make asian style chicken soups.
Sometimes I make creamy chicken soups with potatoes.
This Italian Sausage Orzo Soup can easily be made in a crockpot.
You can cook Italian Orzo Soup using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Italian Orzo Soup
- Prepare 1 tbsp. of olive oil.
- It's 1/2 of onion, diced.
- You need 2 cloves of garlic, minced.
- It's 1 lb. of Italian sausage.
- You need 2 of carrots, peeled and sliced into coins and quartered.
- Prepare 1 of large zucchini, sliced into coins and quartered.
- Prepare 4 cups of unsalted chicken broth.
- It's 1 1/2 cups of water.
- Prepare 1 can (14.5 oz.) of diced tomatoes, undrained.
- It's 1 can (16 oz.) of cannelini beans, drained and rinsed.
- It's 2 tsp. of dried basil.
- It's 1 tsp. of oregano.
- It's 1 tsp. of Italian seasoning.
- Prepare to taste of salt and pepper.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of orzo pasta, uncooked.
- Prepare 2 cups of spinach, roughly chopped.
- You need of Suggested Toppings :.
- You need of ·parmesan cheese.
- It's of ·red pepper flakes.
It can't be a total dump and forget kind of recipe. Browning of Onion, garlic and sausage is an essential step to release all the flavours. So before adding all the ingredients to the slow cooker, it is important to brown in a pan.. In a large saucepan, cook the sausage, mushrooms, zucchini and onion in oil over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.
Italian Orzo Soup instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent, 3-4 minutes. Add in the garlic and cook for a minute or so more, until fragrant..
- Add the sausage to the pot and cook until completely browned, breaking it up as you go. Drain any excess grease, if needed..
- Increase the heat to med-high. Add the carrots to the pot, then stir in the broth, water, diced tomatoes, beans and seasonings..
- Once it all comes to a boil, stir in the orzo and zuchinni, then lower the heat back down and let simmer for 7-8 minutes, until the veggies have softened and the orzo is close to al dente. Make sure to stir often during this time, so the orzo won't stick to the pot..
- Stir in the spinach and simmer just 2-3 minutes more, until it's wilted..
- Serve immediately, topped with fresh parmesan cheese, if desired. Sprinkle red pepper flakes over individual portions for a bit of extra heat..
- Refrigerate any leftovers in a large Tupperware container. To reheat, place the amount you want warmed in a small pot (add a splash of broth if needed, the orzo will absorb a lot of the liquid during frigeration) and bring to a simmer for 5 or so minutes, until heated through..
This soup is loaded with classic Italian flavors and it's simple to make! Orzo tomato spinach soup is completely vegetarian friendly and it's so warm and comforting! The perfect soup so serve on a chilly day. I am in love with this orzo tomato spinach soup. Italian Sausage Orzo Soup is a hearty, vegetable-loaded soup with super flavorful Italian-seasoned sausage and lots of orzo pasta.