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This Crockpot Italian sausage soup recipe is hearty, filling, and full of flavor. A wonderful and easy set it and forget it soup recipe.
Another day, another easy slow cooker soup recipe. This Italian sausage and bean soup really hits the spot.
If you read my blog with any regularity, you’ll notice that I’ve posted a lot of Crockpot soup recipes lately. It’s just that time of year I guess. I love the ease of slow cooking!
As with many of my other Crockpot recipes, I keep the prep time fairly short so you can pop it on before work, or you can go to bed and have a delicious piping hot bowl of soup when you next check your Crockpot… with minimal exertion.
This easy Italian sausage soup recipe is filled with veggies, so you can feel good about eating it.
I used mild Italian sausages, but feel free to use hot ones or any other uncooked sausage that you fancy.
Pro tip: I didn’t brown the sausage before adding it to the Crockpot, but you can definitely do that if you wish!
This soup is nice and comforting. Between the sausage, pasta, and hearty tomato broth, we’ve got a lot of yummy stuff in here.
How to make slow cooker Italian sausage soup
I let this soup cook for 8 hours… but you don’t need to be exact here. A bit less or bit longer won’t hurt.
When this Crockpot white bean and sausage soup is about done, you stir in the pasta. Let it cook for another half hour or so, add in the spinach, and then dish it up.
As with any soup that contains pasta, I think that it tastes best served fresh. Leaving it makes the pasta soak up the broth even more, so be prepared for that. You can always add more veg broth in to replenish the liquid if necessary.
More soups with sausage that you may enjoy:
- Crockpot Tortellini Soup with Sausage
- Zuppa Toscana (Sausage, Bacon, Potato, and Kale Soup)
- Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup
- Crockpot Cabbage Soup with Beans, Sausage, and Potatoes
- Sausage, Kale, and Gnocchi Soup
- Sausage and Vegetable Soup
- Kielbasa Soup
Hope you love my slow cooker Italian sausage soup recipe!
Let me know in the comments below if you’ve tried it.
What’s your favorite fall or winter soup recipe?
Crockpot Italian Sausage Soup
Ingredients
- 1 (17.6 ounce) package Italian sausages (see note) cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 large carrots peeled & sliced
- 1 (19 fluid ounce) can white beans drained
- 1 (28 fluid ounce) can diced tomatoes with juices
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 4 dashes Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup uncooked tubular pasta (I used macaroni)
- 2 large handfuls fresh baby spinach
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prep your sausage, onion, and carrots. I find it easiest to take the sausages out of their casings and then break them into bite-size pieces. You can fry the sausage in a skillet and then drain the fat if you wish prior to adding it to the Crockpot, but this step is not necessary.
- Add all ingredients except the pasta, spinach, and salt & pepper to a slow cooker. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
- About 30 minutes prior to serving, add the pasta and stir the soup every 10 minutes or so to prevent it from sticking on the bottom.
- When you're 5-10 minutes away from serving, stir in the spinach and season the soup with salt & pepper as needed. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Regarding the sausages, anything around the 17.6 ounce mark would work. I bought a pack of 5 mild Italian sausages for this recipe.
- This is the 7 quart Crockpot I used for this recipe.
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This was amazing will definitely making it again☺☺☺☺☺
Yay!! So happy you liked it!
Can you add other vegetables to this soup?
Sure! I don’t see why not. Hope you enjoy the soup, Michelle!
Can this be made on a stovetop?
Absolutely! I haven’t tested it myself, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. I’d still add the pasta and spinach in closer to the end of cooking. Let me know how it goes!
I made this tonight to break in the new crockpot and it was great! Thanks so much, I love your site.
So happy to hear it!! Thank you 😊😊
Can you double the recipe when needing to feed more??
Hi Kirstin! Doubling the recipe won’t fit into a standard size Crockpot, unfortunately. Maybe you can borrow one from a friend and make two batches at the same time?
Not a dumb question. 😊 Nope, I put it in raw. If you wanted to brown the sausage beforehand, it wouldn’t hurt, but I don’t think it’s necessary.
Hi, can you sub Kale for spinach? Or is the spinach providing additional flavors and textures?
I reckon kale would work fine. 😊
I did this recipe using chicken bone broth instead of vegetable broth and also added a tube of double concentrated tomato paste.
I recommend those tweaks. It created a pretty dramatic change in the broth but it gave it a fabulous tangy tomato flavor.
Just to be clear, you add the raw sausage to the crockpot? Is the soup greasy? I cant wait to make this tomorrow! Thanks
Hi Bobbie! Yes, I added raw sausage to the Crockpot. If you prefer, you can lightly brown it first. The sausage I used didn’t end up making the soup too greasy at all. It definitely adds a bit of fat, but I wouldn’t say it made it greasy. Hope you enjoy the recipe! 😊
I totally forgot to come back and tell you how delicious this soup was! I chickened out and browned the sausage before adding it to the slow cooker haha. This is a new family favorite! Thanks!!!
Lol no worries. Thanks for coming back. So glad you liked the soup and nothing wrong with browning the sausage!!
Thank you, I will try it because I am looking for new recipe for my family
Hope you enjoy it, Marie! 💛
I’m probably being dumb, but did you precook the sausage?
This sounds so yummy, does it freeze well?
Thanks, Nancy! I think if you added the pasta after you thaw it, that would be fine. The pasta will probably be mushy if you freeze it with the pasta in it.