Crockpot Italian Chili
A little preparation beforehand and the crockpot does the rest for this dish. Enjoy a savory deeply flavorful no bean chili that even the kids will enjoy.
Ingredients
- 1 lb breakfast sausage
- 1 1/2 yellow onions diced
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 28 oz crushed tomatoes
- 64 oz chicken stock
- 1 tbsp better than bouillon chicken base
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2 bunches fresh spinach
- 1 C heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Brown the sausage and onions over medium heat for 20 minutes. Add minced garlic and cook 10 more minutes. You want the mixture to be deeply caramelized.
- Deglaze the pan with the wine and scrape up all the brown bits.
- Add the meat mixture, cream cheese, chicken stock, seasoning, crushed tomatoes, and chicken base to a crockpot set to low. Cook for 8 hours.
- Add heavy whipping cream and fresh spinach to the crockpot and stir.
- Boil your preferred noodle, we love cavatappi.
- Ladle the soup over a bowl of your prepared noodles. Top with shaved parmesan cheese and enjoy.
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