Rustic Farro & Pork Sausage Soup
with Parmesan
- Wheat
- Milk
Few things are more satisfying than a pot of hearty, soul-warming soup (aka the culinary equivalent of a cozy blanket). This one is chock full of goodness—that is to say crumbled pork sausage, aromatic veggies, Tuscan herbs and spices, and chewy farro. Of course, no soup would be complete without a cheesy topping—here, we sprinkle over savory Parmesan for melt-factor. Soup’s on!
Ingredients
1 unit
Yellow Onion
3 ounce
Carrot
9 ounce
Italian Pork Sausage
1 unit
Roma Tomato
¼ ounce
Parsley
¾ cup
Farro
(Contains: Wheat)
1 tablespoon
Tuscan Heat Spice
2 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
¼ cup
Parmesan Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
2 teaspoon
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry all produce. • Trim, peel, and cut carrot into a small dice. Halve, peel, and finely chop onion. • Remove sausage* from casing; discard casing.
• Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned, 4-6 minutes (it’ll finish cooking in the next step). • Meanwhile, dice tomato. Pick parsley leaves from stems; finely chop leaves.
• Add another drizzle of olive oil to pot with sausage; stir in carrot, onion, and a big pinch of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until veggies are just softened and sausage is cooked through, 5-7 minutes.
• Stir tomato, half the chopped parsley, half the Tuscan Heat Spice (use the rest as you like), and ½ cup farro (be sure to measure; we sent more) into pot with sausage mixture. (Use 1 cup farro for 4 servings.) Cook, stirring, 1 minute. • Stir in stock concentrates and 3½ cups warm water (6 cups for 4), scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pot. • Cover, bring to a boil, then immediately reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, until farro is tender, 25-30 minutes.
• Stir half the Parmesan (save the rest for serving) into soup. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
• Divide soup between bowls. Top with remaining Parmesan and chopped parsley and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the rich, hearty taste; some found it a bit bland and added extra seasoning for more depth 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Customers praised the simple one-pot preparation and quick cleanup, perfect for busy weeknights.
- Suggestions: Consider adding extra vegetables like kale, spinach, or zucchini for more nutrition and texture.
- Leftovers: Several noted it tasted even better the next day as flavors melded; some found the farro absorbed too much liquid.
- Texture: The chewy farro and tender sausage created an interesting mix, though a few found the grain too firm.
Reviews from our home cooks
Excellent new recipe. This is more of a stew than a soup. I browned the sausage, onions and carrots in the dutch oven with butter, and toasted the farro before adding the liquid. I cooked it the night before and let it coast on the burner once complete for an hour. The farro absorbed the spiced liquid. It was outstanding. I added baby bella mushrooms.
The soup was delicious! Super easy to clean and cook. I have never tried farro, but I actually liked it. The meat is really nicely seasoned. The veggies and the parmesan cheese really brings everything together. Overall this might have been one of my favorite dishes!
A rich, hearty soup; well-seasoned with herbs. The texture and taste of the farro is perfect with the spicy sausage and rich broth.
First time having farro. Delicious, rustic dish. We made some buttered toast too and I swiped up every last bit of the soup with it! We love one-pot meals, less dishes!
This soup is amazingly satisfying as well as delicious. And the fact that it's an easy, one-pot dish makes it a home run.
Throw a garlic and a squeeze of cream in bag to make it even better. I made this differently based on my family, but still yummy. Thanks for the Farro very yummy, but could I have used more without changing the fluid level? Step 1 in pan and I used half the onion and drained off excessive grease from sausage. My step 2 sauteed 2 diced small potato, 1 carrot, and lastly 1 garlic. Jump back to your directions. I didn't like the parmesan sticking to my stirring soon so I added a little cream. Very good thank you for something different as we have never tried farro.
The farro was a nice addition to the soup. Great flavor and texture. My family loved this soup!
Easy one-pot soup. Worried hubby wouldn't like it but he loved it!! I served salad and biscuits on the side!
Just a bit more convenient if the sausage came without the casing but that is just a niggle. It was fantastic and the Farro was a delightful new discovery.
I loved this soup! It is more on the thick "gutty" side of the soup spectrum, i.e. not runny/watery, more full of the meat, veggies and farro.
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