Sausage Ditalini Soup – 40-Minute Recipe
A comforting Italian-inspired soup that blends savory sausage, creamy cheese, and zesty seasonings into a hearty bowl of ditalini pasta. The tomato base is enriched with a splash of bouillon and finished with cream for a silky texture, making it a quick, satisfying dinner.
Recipe by emilydunkum_· Structured by ReelsMeals
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Ingredients
- 1 shallot
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 lb Italian sausage
- garlic salt, to taste
- Italian seasoning, to taste
- 2 bay leaf
- red pepper flakes, to taste
- cayenne, to taste
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- 14 oz crushed tomatoes
- 8 oz ditalini pasta
- 1 tbsp Better Than Bouillon, chicken flavor
- 4 cups water
- 1/2 block cream cheese
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- parmesan, to taste
Instructions
- 1Sauté the diced shallot and minced garlic in a large pot over medium heat for 2–3 minutes, stirring until fragrant.
- 2Add the Italian sausage, breaking it up with a spoon, and cook for about 5–7 minutes until no longer pink.
- 3Stir in the garlic salt, Italian seasoning, bay leaves, red pepper flakes, cayenne, salt, and pepper; mix well to combine the flavors.
- 4Add the canned crushed tomatoes, ditalini pasta, Better Than Bouillon, and water. Increase the heat to bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce to a gentle simmer and cook for about 15 minutes, or until the pasta is al dente.
- 5Remove the bay leaves, then stir in the cream cheese until it fully melts and incorporates into the soup, creating a creamy base.
- 6Pour in the heavy cream, stir, and let the soup simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
- 7Serve the soup hot, topped with grated Parmesan cheese.
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Sauté aromatics briefly
Cook the diced shallot and minced garlic for 2–3 minutes until fragrant before adding the sausage.
Break up sausage fully
When adding the Italian sausage, break it up with a spoon and cook 5–7 minutes until no longer pink.
Remove bay leaves before cheese
Take out the bay leaves after simmering the pasta, then stir in the cream cheese.
Stir cream cheese until smooth
Mix the cream cheese until it fully melts and incorporates before adding heavy cream.
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Frequently asked questions
- How long does it take to make Sausage Ditalini Soup?
- About 40 minutes in total: 10 minutes of prep and 30 minutes of cooking.
- How many servings does this Sausage Ditalini Soup recipe make?
- This recipe makes 4 servings as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.
- Where does this Sausage Ditalini Soup recipe come from?
- It was shared by emilydunkum_ on tiktok.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.