Hearty and satisfying, this Sausage and Pepper Soup with Egg Noodles is packed with comfort and delicious flavor!
Easy Sausage and Pepper Soup
When winter decides to bring on all of its bone-chilling wrath, it can really beat on a person. Especially when the days’ high temperatures never rise above zero degrees for days on end. Although it’s a natural part of life here in Minnesota and the Midwest in general, it still hurts. The bitter cold literally hurts!
And this is when we have to make the better choice, the choice to not be defeated by winter. To embrace the beauty of our frozen lakes and snow covered landscapes, and to bundle up and gather with friends and family for some outdoor winter fun. Think cross-country and downhill skiing, snowshoeing, hockey, snowmobiling, and ice fishing. Our area has so much to offer for winter sports and fun.
But. The most important part…
You know it. It always circles back to the table.
In the extreme cold, we beg to be comforted with big, steaming pots of homemade soup.
Yes, this is where we find our comfort and joy this time of year. Gathered around the table, enjoying the company of those we love over a bowl of soup. I do hope you’ll join me this winter in making a pot of this Sausage and Red Pepper Soup with Egg Noodles. It’s pure and delicious homemade goodness.
* This is a sponsored post, created in partnership with Reames®.
The Perfect Soup for Winter
If you keep a watchful eye, to seek out the beauty in the cold, it’s everywhere. This photo was taken at my parents’ home in South Dakota. Frost on a screen door.
And could there be anything more winter-awesome than a group of rosy-cheeked kids, enjoying an afternoon of sledding? I think not! I snapped this photo on New Year’s Eve, a shot of our two daughters with their cousins who were staying with us for a few days.
Made With The Best Ingredients
For this new soup recipe, I’m partnering once again with Reames and their frozen egg noodles. If you’re familiar with these noodles, then you already know exactly why my family likes them so much. We’re crazy for their chewy texture and homemade taste!
Our family’s red bell pepper consumption has increased dramatically over the past year or two. It’s one of the vegetables that all of us can wholeheartedly agree on.
So I take advantage of this fact whenever possible, incorporating that veggie goodness into everything from grilling to roasting to sautéing. And, of course, to soup.
This recipe is LOADED with sweet red peppers. Three large ones, to be exact. And I can’t wait for you to taste the beautiful flavor that these peppers add to this sausage and red pepper soup with egg noodles!
I have been a big fan of sausage since I was a kid. Growing up on the farm, one of our neighbors had his own smoke house and sausage making business. If I close my eyes, I can relive that wonderful sausage all over again. Oh, so good!
In this recipe, I list “regular pork sausage”. I just buy it bulk (not in casings) at our grocery store or home town meat market, right at the meat counter. You could also buy a tube from the freezer section. And if you want to add a little more spunk to this recipe, don’t be afraid to try a mild or even a hot variety of Italian sausage.
And at the very heart of this sausage and red pepper soup are those Reames egg noodles I mentioned earlier.
Made with simple ingredients – just flour, water, and eggs – these noodles are never dried. For ultimate freshness, they are frozen.
If you’ve never tried these noodles, you will be so pleasantly surprised by their homemade taste!
I have to add that the final ingredient I stir into this soup is one that my family definitely does not agree on. And that’s spinach. Blake and I welcome it with open arms, but our girls dodge it fiercely.
But I’ve been experimenting with adding spinach to dishes by making sure it is cooked, where it’s allowed to soften and mellow a bit. And I’m learning that I can slip spinach in every now and then using this method. I am also finding that the smaller I chop the spinach, the better. I think they’re so used to me adding a good amount of fresh herbs to almost everything I make, that they think the spinach is herbs. Shhhhh…don’t tell the kids!!
For more cozy soup recipes, be sure to try our cheesy pizza soup and Italian sausage soup recipes too.
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Sausage and Red Pepper Soup with Egg Noodles
Ingredients
- 1 lb. regular pork sausage
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 3 large red bell peppers diced
- 4 large garlic cloves minced
- 2 T. unsalted butter
- ⅓ c. all-purpose flour
- 8 c. low sodium chicken broth
- 1 package 12 oz. frozen Reames® Homestyle Egg Noodles
- 1.5 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 tsp. dried basil
- 1 tsp. dried thyme
- 1 tsp. dried savory
- 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 2 oz. fresh spinach chopped (use more if you like)
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium heat, brown the sausage, breaking it up into bite-sized pieces as it cooks.
- When sausage is about half-way browned, add onion and red pepper. Cook until onion and red pepper are softened and sausage is nicely browned.
- Add garlic to sausage mixture and cook for 1 minute more.
- Now slide everything to one side of pot. Add butter to the empty side of pot. Once butter is melted, sprinkle flour over the butter, whisking to completely incorporate (a flat whisk works awesome here!). This mixture will be thick. Cook for 1 minute, whisking constantly.
- Slowly add two cups of the chicken broth over the flour and butter mixture, whisking constantly to combine. Then add remaining six cups chicken broth and bring everything in the pot together. Increase heat to medium-high and bring mixture to a boil.
- Add frozen homestyle egg noodles and give the mixture a stir. Once the mixture returns to a boil, turn heat down to medium/medium-high and add the salt, basil, thyme, savory, and black pepper. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add spinach and cook for about 3 minutes more. Serve hot.
Notes
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Here are a few more recipes using Reames Frozen Egg Noodles that you might like:
- Mom’s Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
- Slow Cooker Ham Noodle Soup from Jelly Toast
- Thick and Creamy Chicken Noodle Stew from The Country Cook
- Turkey and Kale Soup with Egg Noodles from Reames
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Made this for lunch and had leftovers a few days later. This is a keeper. It’s so tasty as well as easy. Had to visit 2 stores before I found the frozen noodles but was worth it. I was worried that my red peppers were too big but they cooked down nicely and were so flavorful with the sausage. I did add extra baby spinach. Thank you -I will be repeating again and again til the warm weather arrives. By the way the leftovers were even better and hubby had 2 bowls- something he never does!
This is such a great soup for those cold winter nights! I love everything about it! Looks delish!!
Omgoodness, everything I Love in a recipe, sausage, peppers, spinach, and noodles!! Your recipe looks Delicious, can’t wait to make it. I have one problem, I live in New York, and I did a search for where I can find the egg noodles in this area, but I was not successful. Is there a substitute noodle that you would recommend using that would go well with this recipe since I can’t find the Reames noodles here in NY? Thank you for sharing this Amazing looking recipe!
Wow… this looks SO delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Jessica. Enjoy!!
You always make the best looking food! Love this for a cold winter day.
Awwwww…thank you so much, Chris!
My kids love sausage and red peppers and noodles! This is a no brainer!
Sure sounds like it!! :) Thanks, Liz!
Oh my goodness, speaking of bone-chilling, I just got back from a quick visit home to NY and was chilled to the bone! Brr! I could have used this cozy soup to get me through it! I love how bright and colorful it is, too!
Thank you, Liren – soup is always the answer to winter!
great recipe. thank you, love all of these ingredients, of course during this time of year, but also year round, love finding really good home made sausage like the kind you remember, it’s hard to find a store-bought variety that has much tasts
Thank you so much, Sabrina. I hope you are able to enjoy a pot of this soup!
I am definitely on a soup kick with all the snow we have gotten lately. This sounds PERFECT!
The perfect way to combat this cold!! Thanks, Taylor!
OMG, this soup…and those noodles! I could use a bowl of this to warm up right about now!
It is definitely good for these cold days. Thanks, Nicole!
I am loving the sausage with red pepper in this soup. Those noodles are my kind of comfort too.
Lots of great textures and flavors, so good! Thanks Julia!
I want to dive head first into this soup!! Gorgeous!
Thanks, Lauren!
Could this be made using frozen spinach?
That would be fine, just different.
I love a good comfort food soup. This looks delicious. A good meal for my family!
Thank you, Edwina. I hope your family likes this!
Well, after a huge success with Beef & Barley Stew last night, I’m ready to tackle this amazing sounding soup! Thank you for your well-tested, perfectly seasoned recipes!
I love to know this, Marina!! Enjoy the soup(s)!
hey girl- this looks amazing! Y’all have a great weekend!
Thanks Shawnna!
Yay for soup season! This recipe looks and sounds utterly mouthwatering! Pinning!
Thank you so much. Enjoy the soup!
A big bowl of this soup would be so welcome on a cold day like today.
I’m positive you’d like this! xo
I love Reames egg noodles! I like to add them to my chicken soup. They transform an ordinary soup into wonderful comfort food. I think your recipe will be perfect for the snowy forecast and chilly temps this weekend.
They really do make the best chicken soup!! Thanks, Liz!
This sounds delicious! I want to make it soon.
Thank you, Judith. Enjoy!