Slow Cooker Pizza Soup is a great comfort food dinner recipe with sausage, pepperoni, and topped with cheese made in the Crock Pot!
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage remove casings if needed
- 1 onion diced
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 5 to 7 cloves garlic minced
- 1 5 ounce bag mini pepperoni
- 1 14 ounce jar pizza sauce
- 1 tablespoon chicken base (optional) I used Better Than Bouillon
- 4 cups chicken or beef broth
- 1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
- kosher salt, pepper, crushed red pepper flakes
- 5 ounces chopped fresh spinach
- 1 to 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- Optional: garlic bread or garlic toast
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Set a skillet over medium heat. Add the Italian sausage and cook 6 to 8 minutes, breaking apart the sausage with a spatula as it cooks. Drain excess grease and put the sausage in the slow cooker.
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Add the diced onion and pepper to the slow cooker along with the garlic, pepperoni, pizza sauce, chicken base (if using), chicken or beef broth, Italian seasoning, kosher salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes.
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Turn the slow cooker on low for 6 to 8 hours. Stir in the chopped spinach and cook 30 more minutes. Taste for seasoning and add more kosher salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and/or red pepper flakes if needed.
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Serve the soup topped with mozzarella cheese and with garlic bread or garlic toast of desired..