Italian Sausage & Gnocchi Soup Recipe - Recipezazz.com

Ingredients

• 8 ounces pork sausage (two 4 ounce links, hot Italian pork sausage)
• 1 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 shallot, peeled and minced
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 cups water
• 1 can (14 ounce) beef broth
• 1 can (14.5 ounce) diced tomatoes (undrained)
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 package (16 ounce) gnocchi (vacuum packed)
• 2 ounces fresh chopped baby spinach
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese (divided)