A Healthy Slow Cooked Italian Chicken Sausage Soup

This Slow Cooked Italian chicken sausage soup is a twist on the traditional chicken soup. It adds super healthy veggies, like zucchini and spinach, and uses Italian chicken sausage instead of regular chicken to jack up the flavor profile. The best part: prep takes only minutes and your slow cooker will do the rest!

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You can either make it in the slow cooker or a dutch oven…

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Delicious Slow Cooker Italian Chicken Sausage Soup

A Healthy Slow Cooked Italian Chicken Sausage Soup This Slow Cooked Italian chicken sausage soup is a twist on the traditional chicken soup. It adds super healthy veggies, like zucchini and spinach, and uses Italian chicken sausage instead of regular chicken to jack up the flavor profile.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound Italian chicken sausage casings removed
  • 5 large carrots sliced
  • 2 medium zucchini cut in half and sliced
  • 4 celery stalks sliced
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 large tomatoes chopped
  • 2 cups spinach chopped
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 cups homemade chicken stock or 4 cups hot water and 4 homemade instant bouillon cubes
  • salt black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • In a large Dutch oven heat the olive oil over medium heat.
  • Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
  • Add the sausage and brown it.
  • Add the celery, carrots, tomato and zucchini and mix.
  • Add the soup and dried oregano, mix and cover with a lid.
  • [b]If you are using a slow cooker,[/b] after cooking the onions and browning the sausage, transfer the mixture in a slow cooker, add all ingredients except spinach and cover with a lid.
  • Cook 2 ½ hours on [b]LOW[/b].
  • Remove the lid, add the spinach and cook for 30 more minutes.
  • Season to taste with salt and pepper, add chopped parsley, mix and serve.

With all the vitamins and minerals in the veggies and all the protein in the chicken, whether you’re healthy or feeling a bit under the weather, this is, in fact, the ultimate get well soup. It has everything you need to keep your energy up and your immune system running its best, so eat up!

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