Found this on the Olive Garden recipe page this evening when I was looking for a soup recipe using sausage. Considering my SuperHero is Italian, I figured he might like it (he did) He even took a picture and told me I should post it. Pretty quick and simple soup. I am putting the actual recipe here, and in italics, the changes I made (for what we had on hand).
1 lb sweet Italian sausage, ground
1 cup white rice
1 cup chopped tomatoes in puree (1-10 ¾ oz can) (I used a can of tomato sauce)
1/2 lb chopped frozen spinach (1-10 oz box), thawed and drained
6 cups beef broth (used water and bouillon)
1/4 tsp black pepper, ground
Pecorino Romano cheese, for garnish (used a Parmesan Romano blend)
- Cook ground sausage in a soup pot and break the meat up with a fork as it cooks. Add in rice, beef broth, tomatoes and black pepper and bring to a simmer.
- Simmer 12-15 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in chopped spinach and let simmer for a few minutes.
- Ladle soup into soup bowls and garnish with freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese.
