Marry Me Soup with Italian Sausage

Name: Marry Me Soup with Italian Sausage
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 - 8 Servings
Ingredients: 8-ounce jar sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained; 1 pound ground Italian sausage, mild or spicy; 1 medium white onion, diced; 1 small red bell pepper, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 6 cups chicken stock; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; u00bd teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 15.5-ounce can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed; 6 ounces uncooked small pasta; 2 large handfuls fresh baby spinach, roughly chopped; u00bd cup heavy cream; u00bd cup julienned fresh basil leaves, divided; black pepper, freshly-grated Parmesan cheese

By Leslie Blythe Italian, Sausage, Soup Sautéing, Simmering

November 24, 2025

I know there are lots of “Marry Me” recipes out there, but the base of these recipes happens to be really good. I need to use up some Italian sausage, so I made this Marry Me Soup with Italian Sausage. It carries the signature creamy, flavor-packed base of the original, but the hearty sausage and comforting broth make it a complete, cold-weather meal.

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 40 mins
Yields: 6 - 8 Servings

Ingredients

8-ounce jar sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained

1 pound ground Italian sausage, mild or spicy

1 medium white onion, diced

1 small red bell pepper, diced

4 cloves garlic, minced

6 cups chicken stock

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

15.5-ounce can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

6 ounces uncooked small pasta

2 large handfuls fresh baby spinach, roughly chopped

½ cup heavy cream

½ cup julienned fresh basil leaves, divided

Toppings

black pepper, freshly-grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

1Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add the Italian sausage, onion, bell pepper. Sauté the mixture, using a wooden spoon to occasionally stir the mixture and break up the sausage as it cooks, until the sausage is browned. Add the garlic and sauté, stirring frequently, for 1 more minute.

2Add the chicken stock, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, cannellini beans, and stir to combine. Drain the rest of the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes, then roughly chop the tomatoes and add them to the soup. Continue cooking until the broth reaches a simmer. Add the pasta and stir to combine. Continue to simmer, lowering the heat when needed so that the soup continues at a low simmer (not fully boiling) until the pasta is nearly al dente.

3Add the cream, spinach, half of the basil and stir gently until the spinach has wilted. Give the soup a taste and season with salt and pepper and/or extra cream, if desired.

4Serve and garnish with your preferred toppings.

Recipe from Gimme Some Oven.

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