Italian Sausage and Orzo Soup

Name: Italian Sausage and Orzo Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 25 g Parmesan cheese; 1 garlic clove; 200 g onions; 10 g extra virgin olive oil; 400 g pork sausages; 2 tsp Italian seasoning; 160 g dry white wine; 3 Tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley; 400 g tinned chopped tomatoes; 180 g orzo; 600 - 700 g boiling water; 1 chicken stock cube (for 0.5 l); ½ tsp fine sea salt; ¼ tsp ground black pepper

4.5 (144 ratings)

Difficulty easy

Preparation time 10 min

Total time 35 min

Serving size 4 portions

Ingredients

25 g Parmesan cheese, cut in pieces (2 cm)
1 garlic clove
200 g onions, quartered
10 g extra virgin olive oil
400 g pork sausages, Italian (see tip), skins removed, broken up
or Toulouse sausages, skins removed, broken up
2 tsp Italian seasoning (see tip)
or dried mixed herbs
½ tsp dried chilli flakes (optional)
160 g dry white wine
3 Tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, leaves only, roughly chopped
400 g tinned chopped tomatoes
180 g orzo
600 - 700 g boiling water (see tip)
1 chicken stock cube (for 0.5 l), crumbled
or 1 heaped tsp chicken stock paste, homemade
½ tsp fine sea salt
¼ tsp ground black pepper

Nutrition: per 1 portion
Calories: 2231 kJ / 533 kcal
Protein: 31 g
Carbohydrates: 43 g
Fat: 24 g
Saturated Fat: 8 g
Sodium: 1070 mg