Spicy pork soup with pasta & Parmesan from Something from Nothing (page 80) by Alison Roman

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    Can substitute ground turkey or sausage for ground pork, kale for broccoli rabe, and pecorino cheese for Parmesan.

  • DKennedy on April 22, 2026

    Definitely a keepers but not really one of her pantry friendly dishes. Comes together so fast! I used 1 package bulk TJs pork sausage - I browned with 1 T fennel and a good pinch of urfa biber. Added to the pan and sautéed broccoli rabe (also TJs so not bitter), 1 clove sliced garlic. Added the water/better than bouillon but felt it needed more zhush so added ginger vinegar, preserved lemon paste, sesame oil and a FM chickpea miso. The broth was amazing at this point. Added spring onions from garden and will top with spinach b4 serving. May add the cheese and lemon, depending on how it is after everything marries.

  • Plumberful on April 10, 2026

    This is so good and so simple—just the way I like to cook. I made it, as written, except for using beautiful Kale Rabe from our local farm in place of broccoli rabe. Her suggestions for browning the sausage are reminiscent of Joshua McFadden’s in “Six Seasons.” This is a keeper!

  • mzernone on March 12, 2026

    Liked this a lot. Very flavorful and a very quick dinner. I made it with sausage instead of ground pork as she suggested in the book.

  • mackenzie_nemo6r on March 08, 2026

    Absolutely perfect soup recope

  • averythingcooks on February 08, 2026

    I used a mix of grd pork & hot Italian sausage + approx 1/2 of the fennel seeds. I'm shopping my kitchen these days so it was broccoli & frozen spinach this time and we both really enjoyed this hearty, flavourful soup.

  • lindseycstoll on February 04, 2026

    SO GOOD. The broccoli rabe really makes this dish. Highly recommend.

  • sardinelover69 on February 04, 2026

    I used mild chicken sausage and added red pepper flakes. To avoid bitterness, I blanched the broccoli rabe and then cooked radiatore pasta (like in the photo) in the cooking water. Simple and delicious!

  • Lepa on January 06, 2026

    I made this with hot sausage so I omitted the fennel and red pepper flakes. I used broccoli rabe because I love it and Better than Bullion for the broth. The soup was delicious and the broth was wonderful. I love the taste that broccoli rabe adds to broth! This was very easy and comforting.

  • rachel_q1lg6q on January 01, 2026

    10/10 recipe for me, in part because it was so simple yet so flavorful. Didn’t have broccoli rabe so I used kale. Will add to my rotation!

  • Sophiebrand on December 10, 2025

    I wish I blanched the broccoli rabe before putting it in because the soup was a bit bitter. Otherwise very good!

  • skvalentine on November 20, 2025

    Used local bulk chorizo and this came out much too oily for my taste. Enjoyed the flavors though so will try again!

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