This sausage potato soup recipe is flavored with smoky ancho chili, loaded with sliced pork sausage and lots of potatoes. It's a quick and easy recipe that you'll love making during any time of year!
Spicy Sausage and Potato Soup Recipe
Looking for your new favorite Sausage Potato Soup? Here you go! With my recipe, you can have it in a bowl in about 30 minutes or so... even for a SLOW cook like me who dilly-dallies in the kitchen!
What You'll Love About This Recipe
- My sausage potato soup is quick and easy to make for people in a hurry.
- It brings a nice level of spicy heat with serrano peppers and spices.
- There is a secret ingredient, though, that you'll always want to have on hand - Ancho-Guajillo Paste. Make this first! But, I do offer a simple substitute.
The dish brings a nice level of smoky heat and big flavor that will have you coming back for more. I've been making this recipe for nearly a decade. It's so good!
Let's talk about how to make my spicy sausage soup recipe, shall we?
Featured Reader Comment
From John: "Made this the other day and it came out great! Really enjoyed it. I did add diced tomatoes too. Saved the rest of the chili paste for another recipe as well."
Italian Sausage Soup Ingredients
- Pork Sausage. I love spicy Italian sausages, but pork brats are great, too. It's also good with chicken or turkey sausage. Feel free to use your favorite.
- Olive Oil.
- Potatoes.
- Peppers. Serrano peppers (se jalapenos for milder), red bell pepper.
- Other Vegetables. Onion, celery, garlic, tomatillos.
- Seasonings and Herbs. Cayenne, ancho powder, cumin, fresh chopped parsley. You can also use crushed red pepper flakes.
- Chicken Broth.
- Ancho-Guajillo Paste. See my recipe here for ancho-guajillo paste. As a substitute, use 2 tablespoons tomato paste with 1/2 teaspoon ancho powder and 1/2 teaspoon guajillo powder (or use an American chili powder blend).
How to Make Spicy Sausage Potato Soup
Cook the sausage and veggies. Heat a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat and add olive oil. Stir in the spicy sausage with the potato, peppers, onion and celery.
Cook it all down about 10 minutes or so, until everything is nicely browned, stirring often.
Add garlic. Add the garlic and cook another minute or until fragrant.
Add the remaining ingredients and stir. Bring to a quick boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes. You can simmer longer if you’d like to further develop the flavor.
Boom! Done! Your spicy sausage soup is ready to serve, loaded up with tender potato, nicely spiced with the flavor duo of ancho peppers and guajillo peppers.
Serve with crusty bread to soak up the broth.
Recipe Tips & Notes
- Adjust the heat level. Extra serrano peppers for me, please. If you'd like to tame the heat, replace the serranos with something milder, like a jalapeno pepper. If you'd like a bit more heat factor, add in more serranos, or go for a spicier pepper, such as the habanero or Scotch Bonnet. Or hey, ghost peppers are always nice.
- You can add more ingredients. Adding diced tomatoes to the dish is a nice flavor addition. Try it with white beans or other beans. Spinach is nice, as is kale or other types of greens. Just be sure to cook them down long enough. Also try adding in some pasta noodles to help round out the meal.
Can I make it in the Crockpot?
Yes! You can easily make this in a slow cooker or Crockpot. Simply follow the instructions, but once you've cooked the sausage, potatoes, peppers, onion, celery and garlic in a pot until they've browned and softened up, add everything to your slow cooker.
Cook it on low for 4 hours, or on high for 2 hours, or until the flavors have developed.
Storage & Leftovers
In an airtight container in the fridge, any leftovers you have of this soup will stay fresh for about 2-3 days. Reheat in the microwave or right back on your stovetop until warmed all the way through.
That's it, my friends. I hope you enjoy it! Let me know how you make this your own.
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I also hope you enjoy the soup. Very hearty soup. Let me know if you make it. Send pics! Comments are always welcomed!
Sausage Potato Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 pork sausages crumbled or sliced (spicy Italian sausages or brats are great here)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 medium sized potatoes chopped
- 2 serrano peppers chopped
- 1 large red sweet pepper chopped
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 stalk celery chopped
- 3 cloves garlic chopped
- ½ pound tomatillos peeled and chopped
- 1 quart chicken stock
- 2 tablespoons ancho-guajillo paste
- 1 tablespoon cayenne
- 1 teaspoon ancho powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- Fresh herbs for topping
Instructions
- Heat a large pot to medium heat and add olive oil. Add the spicy sausage with the potato, peppers, onion and celery. Cook it all down about 10 minutes or so, until everything is nicely browned, stirring often.
- Add the garlic and tomtillos and cook another minute.
- Add the remaining ingredients (chicken stock, chili paste, seasonings), and stir. Bring to a quick boil, then reduce the heat and simmer at least 20 minutes. You can simmer longer if you’d like to further develop the flavor.
- Ladle into bowls and top with fresh herbs.
Notes
Nutrition Information
NOTE: This recipe was updated on 2/19/25 to include new information and tips. It was originally published on 1/3/18.
Char says
What do I do with the tomatillos?
Mike Hultquist says
Char, add them when you add the garlic in step 2. I updated the recipe to make it more clear. Enjoy!
John says
Made this the other day and it came out great! Really enjoyed it. I did add diced tomatoes too. Saved the rest of the chili paste for another recipe as well. Any recommendations on a dish to use more of the chili paste?
Mike Hultquist says
Glad you enjoyed it, John. I usually freeze extra chili paste, as it lasts a long time that way. You can use it in MANY of my soups or stews recipes. Just swirl it in! Try it with your next gumbo! Thanks for sharing.
Mabel says
Recipes like this make me wish winter would never end. I could endure any length of chill with a good spicy sausage soup like this one. Wonderful recipe.
Michael Hultquist - Chili Pepper Madness says
Excellent, Mabel! Thanks so much. It's one of my favorites, too. Spicy sausage soup!