Creamy Italian Sausage, Spinach & Cheese Ravioli Soup

Easy, savory, comforting & delicious! Garlic, tomatoes and herbs meets Italian sausage, three cheese ravioli and a little bit of cream to make the yummiest soup for cold nights in. Serve with crusty bread and parmesan cheese for a little extra added comfort.

I made some tortellini soup last winter, and it was a major hit. There's just something special about pasta when it's paired with Italian sausage. I was craving something similar when I made this Ravioli Soup, but I wanted a creamier tomato base this time, and I am very pleased with the result!

The details:

You can bet I will start just about every soup I make with the same mix of chopped onion, carrots & celery. The trio adds the perfect amount of flavor to build upon regardless of the soup you're making. Since the vegetables were cooking all day in the crockpot, I didn't even worry about simmering them first--just tossed them in the crockpot with the browned Italian sausage and chicken broth. For the record, this is the exact same base I use for my tortellini soup, cabbage soup, sausage & potato soup + more. It really is quite simple, and once you memorize the ingredients, you can breeze right through these steps for your own yummy soup recipes.

For the Ravioli Soup, since I was craving something a little more savory, I opted for a tomato base with a can each of diced tomatoes and crushed tomatoes. Then, I added a little minced garlic with some herbs, salt & pepper and let it cook in the crockpot all day while I was at work.

After I got home, the only thing left to do was add the spinach, cream & ravioli and let it cook for another 30 minutes, and that's it! Lazy day recipes just don't get much better than that!

Hospitality Tips:

Soup is one of the easiest meals to deliver to someone who is sick or in need of a pick-me-up. Just scoop some out into a container, and pair it with a pre-packaged bag of salad, garlic bread and some cookies or brownies--very little effort but the result is a MASSIVE amount of joy for the recipient of your kindness.