Keto Italian Sausage and Pepper Soup

When you want a delicious and filling comfort food soup, this keto Italian sausage and pepper soup will always hit the spot! Depending on the sausage you use, you can make a mild or spicy soup.

This keto Italian sausage and pepper soup is filled with sausage and peppers, along with onion and garlic, then combined with an amazingly flavorful broth. You’ll be transported to the picturesque landscapes and cobblestone streets of Italy when you make this delicious and satisfying soup! For an extra touch, you can top your soup with fresh grated Parmesan cheese!

Let’s talk about our Italian sausage!

Italian sausage is made from pork. It is then seasoned with a variety of seasonings. You’ll want to check your nutrition labels when buying, as brands and types of Italian sausage vary in both ingredients and in their carb count. If you’d like, you can even buy plain ground pork and season it yourself. I used mild Italian sausage for my soup; but you can use a hot sausage for this soup if you’d prefer! You can use ground sausage or sausage links. If using links, you’ll want to remove the casings and discard them before cooking your meat. For this soup, I do break up my sausage while cooking it, but I like to leave it in nice sized pieces. You can break yours into whatever sized pieces you’d prefer for your soup.

What other ingredients go into this keto Italian sausage and pepper soup?

To our soup, we add sauteed green and red peppers, onions, and garlic. I love the color combination of using green and red peppers, but you can use any color or color combination of bell peppers for your soup. For our flavorful broth, we add diced tomatoes, beef and chicken broth, and tomato paste. You can use any broth you’d like for this soup. We then add fresh parsley, Italian seasoning, keto sugar, and pepper. If you want to use dried parsley, you’ll want to use about 2½ tablespoons of dried in place of the ⅓ cup of fresh parsley. For my sugar, I used the Swerve brand. It contains zero calories and zero net carbs. Since we are adding seasoned meat and broth, I recommend you taste your soup and add salt if desired.

How can I serve this keto Italian sausage and pepper soup?

This is a filling soup that makes for a meal all in itself! I like to top this soup with some fresh grated Parmesan cheese. You can serve this soup with a salad if you’d like a soup and salad meal. A Caesar or spinach salad would both pair nicely with this soup. If you’d like, you could also add a side of keto biscuits, cornbread, or English muffins. You could also serve this soup with a keto sandwich or lettuce wrap. Another fun option is to serve this soup with a side of vegetables.

Here are some keto vegetable dishes that would pair nicely with this soup!

Keto Bacon Balsamic Brussels Sprouts

Keto Sour Cream Green Beans

Low Carb Roasted Radishes

Mom’s Sauteed Kohlrabi

Helpful Hints:

*You can use any color or color combination of bell peppers for your soup.

*If you’d like to use dried parsley, you’ll want to use about 2½ tablespoons of dried in place of the ⅓ cup of fresh parsley.

Main Kitchen Equipment and Utensils:

• Large skillet
• Large stockpot
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons

Splash of Encouragement:

***Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. 2 Corinthians 2:14***