Sausage Parmesan Cream Cheese Soup

Have you jumped onto the Instant Pot craze? I for one have not. I already have a kitchen plus a shelf or two in the basement full of kitchen appliances. I do not need another one. The problem I am running into is I find lots of recipe that sound good, but then I see that it is made in the Instant Pot. With this one soup I decided that it sounded too good to pass up and made it on the stove instead of the Instant Pot.

The soup worked perfectly on the stove top and tasted so delicious.

Sausage Parmesan Cream Cheese Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 pound Italian Sausage
• 1/2 medium yellow onion, finely diced
• 6 ounce can tomato paste
• 1 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
• 4 ounces cream cheese, cubed
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• black pepper, to taste
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. In a large pot add the sausage and diced onion. Cook over medium-high heat until sausage is completely cooked and crumbled and onions are soft.
2. Stir in the tomato paste and then stir in the chicken broth.
3. Add in the diced tomatoes, cream cheese, garlic powder, Italian seasoning and black pepper.
4. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and simmer for 20 minutes.
5. Stir in the heavy cream and parmesan cheese. Continue to heat until the cream is heated through and cheese has melted.

Enjoy!!!
Notes: I used 1/2 pound hot Italian sausage and 1/2 pound sweet Italian Sausage.

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 488
Total Fat		38.4g
Saturated Fat		20.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat		0g
Monounsaturated Fat		0g
Trans Fat		0g
Cholesterol		124.2mg
Sodium		984.2mg
Potassium		69.7mg
Total Carbohydrates		16.5g
Dietary Fiber		1.8g
Sugars		5.5g
Protein		22.7g
Vitamin A 27.6% Vitamin C 21.8%
Calcium 14.1% Iron 10.4%
*Nutritional information will vary depending on the brands you use.

*Adapted from Eat Well 101.