SLOW COOKER BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH SAUSAGE

Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup with Sausage image

Hearty slow cooker soup recipe full of butternut squash, Italian sausage, spinach and small pasta.

Provided by Pam Cooking Spray

Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips

Time 8h10m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 serving PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
2 (8 count) cans Hunt's® Tomato Sauce with Basil, Garlic and Oregano
2 cups water
1 (12 ounce) package refrigerated butternut squash pieces
½ teaspoon garlic powder
1 pound bulk Italian pork sausage
½ cup dry ditalini pasta, uncooked
1 (6 ounce) package baby spinach leaves

Steps:

Spray inside of 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Add tomato sauce, water, squash and garlic powder to slow cooker; stir to combine. Pinch sausage into bite-size pieces and place in slow cooker.
Cover; cook on LOW 7-1/2 hours or on HIGH 3-1/2 hours.
Stir in pasta and spinach; cover and cook on HIGH 30 minutes more or until pasta is tender.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 271.3 calories, Carbohydrate 21.9 g, Cholesterol 29.7 mg, Fat 14.6 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 13.1 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 1096.3 mg, Sugar 2.1 g