Slow Cooker Creamy Italian Soup | Canadian Goodness

Ingredients

• 1 lb (500 g) Italian sausages
• casings removed
• 1 can (28 fl. oz./796 mL) diced tomatoes (with juice)
• ½ medium red onion
• diced
• 2 cloves garlic
• minced
• 1 tsp (5 mL) dried Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp (5 mL) onion powder
• 1 tsp (5 mL) dried parsley
• ½ tsp (2 mL) hot pepper flakes
• 4 cups (1 L) chicken or vegetable broth
• 1 ½ cups (375 mL) Canadian cottage cheese
• 4 oz (125 g) brick-style Canadian cream cheese
• softened
• ½ cup (125 mL) heavy or whipping (35%) Canadian cream
• ¾ cup (175 mL) grated Canadian Parmesan cheese
• divided
• 1 cup (250 mL) dried short pasta (about 8 oz/250 g)
• 2 cups (500 mL) packed chopped spinach