Recipe: Olive Garden Italian Sausage Soup

ITALIAN SAUSAGE SOUP

1 lb sweet Italian sausage, ground
1 cup white rice
1 cup chopped tomatoes in puree (one 10 3/4 oz can)
1/2 lb chopped frozen spinach (one 10 oz box), thawed and drained
6 cups beef broth
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
Pecorino Romano cheese, for garnish

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. Cook 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.

Makes 4 servings
Source: Olive Garden