Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, creamy italian sausage potato soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Creamy Italian Sausage Potato Soup is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Creamy Italian Sausage Potato Soup is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook creamy italian sausage potato soup using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Italian Sausage Potato Soup:

1. Prepare 2 lbs. ground Italian Sausage
2. Get 1 medium onion, quartered and thin sliced
3. Get 6 garlic cloves, minced
4. Take 3 Potatoes, skin on, diced
5. Make ready 1 (10 oz.) pkg frozen chopped spinach
6. Prepare 2-3 Tbsp dried oregano
7. Take 2 Tbsp dried basil
8. Take 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
9. Get Salt & pepper
10. Take 2 qts. Chicken Stock
11. Make ready 1 qt. Heavy Cream
12. Get 3 tsp cornstarch, if needed to thicken

Instructions to make Creamy Italian Sausage Potato Soup:

1. In large soup pot add the Italian sausage broken into pieces. Cook over medium high heat to start browning and then add in the onion slices. Stir to combine and cook. Add in the minced garlic, stir and cook 1 minute.
2. Next add in all the spices, stir to combine.
3. Next add in the diced potatoes and chopped spinach. Stir to combine. Add in chicken stock stock. Stir, reduce heat to medium and cook until potatoes are done.
4. Last add in heavy cream and adjust seasoning if needed. At this point if not thick enjoy make a slurry with the cornstarch. Enjoy!

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