creamy sausage and gnocchi soup

an incredibly creamy and rich sausage + gnocchi soup that I stole off a youtube short. mostly carried by the fact that it's a ton of heavy cream. did i mention that it tastes like cream? and italian. cream and italian. not italian cream, that's a different thing.

ingredience

• 1 lb italian sausage
• 1 onion, diced
• 4-6 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon double concentrated tomato paste (tube stuff)
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 16 oz dry gnocchi pasta
• 2 cups heavy cream
• a hefty handful of parmesan cheese
• 2 cups spinach

seasonings:

you're going to have to use your best judgement / measure from your heart

• salt
• pepper
• pick your favorite miscellaneous herbaceous seasonings: italian seasoning, oregano, basil, rosemary, thyme, parsley, or whatever.
• garlic powder
• onion powder if you want to
• crushed red peppers

steps

1. brown italian sausage at bottom of a large stockpot over medium heat.
2. add oil if needed to keep pan greased. add onion and garlic and cook for a minute or so until translucent
3. add in seasonings, and also tomato paste. (be a little reserved about salt, since we're adding more salty ingredients later.)
4. add chicken broth. bring to a boil
5. once soup is boiling, add gnocchi. cook for 2-3 minutes, or until gnocchi is soft
6. turn heat to low and add 2 cups of heavy cream
7. stir in however much parmesan cheese you feel like adding
8. let simmer for 10 minutes over low heat, stirring to make sure cream doesn't scorch. cream should thicken slightly (or maybe i'm making that up)
9. add spinach and cook until wilted
10. serve and enjoy!

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