Pizza Soup Recipe That Will Leave You Wanting More!
This delicious pizza soup recipe combines all the flavors of your favorite pizza without the carbs. Perfect for quick weeknight meals or your favorite game day!
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Pizza soup is the perfect indulgence in a bowl that won’t leave you feeling guilty when you have a second helping! This fun and flavorful Italian pizza soup recipe is hearty, filling, and super kid-friendly. I love those kinds of soups that are hearty and packed full of flavor so they are not only filling but they warm your bones on cold days. If you love hearty soups like I do, then you are going to LOVE this pizza soup! It really has all the flavors of your favorite pizza, packed into a soup.
Ingredients to make pizza soup
- 1# Italian sausage (hot or mild)
- 2 16-oz jars tomato sauce ( I use my homemade pasta sauce)
- 32 oz chicken broth
- 5 oz pepperoni slices, quartered
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 large green bell pepper, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced (you can use less if you prefer less garlicky)
- 1 tsp dried Italian herbs
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 1/2-3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
How to make pizza soup recipe
- In a large soup pot over medium-high heat, add 2 tbsp olive oil
- Brown sausage, breaking up into small bite-size pieces
- Add onions and peppers. Cook until softened
- Add pepperoni and cook for 2 minutes
- Add garlic and cook 1 minute longer
- Add tomato sauce and combine, scraping brown bits from bottom of pan
- Add chicken broth and herbs. Season with salt and pepper to taste
- Reduce heat to medium-low and cover. Simmer for 10-15 minutes or until heated through
- Ladle into bowls and top with mozzarella cheese
What to serve with pizza soup
Add some bread sticks and a large mixed green salad and you have a hearty wholesome meal on the table in less than 30 minutes. My Amish jalapeno cheese bread is the perfect dipping companion for this soup!
Variations
Feel free to add your favorite pizza toppings such as mushrooms, hot peppers, or ham slices. This soup can also be made as follows:
- Crockpot – For those times when you want to come home to a meal that is ready to eat, simply brown the sausage, then add all the ingredients (except the cheese) into the crockpot. Set on low for 6 hours. You can find a Crock-Pot here.
- Instant Pot – Set to sauté function and brown the sausage. Add the rest of the ingredients (except for the cheese) to the pot, place the lid on and set to seal. Pressure cook on high for 5 minutes. Remember this will take about 20 minutes to come up to pressure. Allow to sit for 5 minutes then carefully release the pressure. You can find an Instant Pot here.
Give this soup recipe a try. If you love it as much as I do, I would appreciate a 5-star rating! Already made pizza soup? Let me know in the comments below YOUR favorite additions! As always, thanks for stopping by!
Pizza Soup
Equipment
- 1 Heavy bottom soup pot
Ingredients
- 1 pound Italian sausage (hot or mild)
- 5 oz pepperoni slices, quartered
- 2 16 oz jars tomato sauce
- 32 oz chicken broth
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 large green bell pepper, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp dried Italian seasoning
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 1/2-3 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
Instructions
- In a large soup pot, add 2 tbsp olive oil
- Brown sausage, breaking up into small pieces
- Add onions and bell pepper. Cook until softened
- Add pepperoni and cook for 2 minutes
- Add garlic, cook 1 minute longer
- Add tomato sauce. Scrape up any brown bits on bottom of pot
- Add chicken broth and Italian herbs. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Simmer over medium heat for about 10-15 minutes or until thoroughly heated through.
- Ladle into bowls and top with freshly grated mozzarella cheese
