🍽️ 35 Italian Sausage Recipes for Dinner

closeup soup with orzo veggies and Italian sausage

🍽️ 35 Italian Sausage Recipes for Dinner

These easy Italian sausage recipes for dinner cover everything from casseroles and soups to pastas and skillets. All on the table in 30 minutes or less!

Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine Americanized Italian, Italian

Total Time 28

Servings

Calories 477.3kcal

Author Marcie & Julie

Ingredients

48 ounce chicken broth/stock
2 medium carrots chopped
1 cup whole kernel, yellow corn (frozen or canned/drained)
28 ounce diced tomatoes
½ Tablespoon dried thyme
½ Tablespoon dried oregano
2 teaspoon cumin
1-2 Tablespoon cooking oil
½ large onion chopped
2 stalks celery chopped
1 clove minced garlic or 1 tsp
1 pound mild Italian pork sausage ground
1 ½ cups orzo pasta uncooked
2 cups kale stalks removed & chopped
shredded parmesan cheese for garnish optional
1 loaf garlic bread optional

Instructions

Pour chicken stock into a 5 qt pot (my fave pot!). Add chopped carrots, corn, diced tomatoes, thyme, oregano, and cumin. Bring the soup mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally.
While the soup is cooking, heat oil in medium-large pan (my absolute fave!) at medium heat. Add onion and celery to pan and cook for two minutes.
Stir in garlic, and then add sausage. Cook the sausage until it’s no longer pink, breaking it up into smaller chunks as it cooks.
Add the pan contents to the boiling soup mixture. Add orzo and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Five minutes before you're ready to serve soup, add kale to pot & stir. Sprinkle with parmesan and serve.

Notes

Recommended sides: garlic bread or small salad.
To prevent the orzo from soaking up the broth, simply cook the pasta separately.
Chop veggies on the smaller side so they will cook faster.
Use a Potato Masher to break up sausage as it cooks.

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