Slow Cooker Pizza Soup is an hearty soup with pepperoni, sausage and cheese in a rich tomato broth. This recipe is as simple as ordering a pizza and tastes even better!
Make your meal complete with a side of homemade Garlic Bread or these super easy Puff Pastry Bread Sticks.
Why This Recipe is Best
Typically if my family craves deep dish pizza, we make our own Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza recipe. I wondered what would happen if we took our favorite pizza and made soup!
Based on how quickly everyone devoured every last drop, I’d say it was a roaring success. We didn’t even miss the crust.
- All the flavors you love on your pizza in soup form!
- Hands off cooking makes it ideal for busy days.
- Make it on the slow cooker on on the stove top.
- It’s a hearty and satisfying one-bowl meal.
- Perfect as naturally gluten free alternative to pizza!
Love slow cooker recipes? Be sure to whip up an easy batch of our slow cooker broccoli cheese soup for a copycat of your favorite Panera recipe.
Ingredient Notes
I used all the same ingredients we love in our favorite deep dish pizza for this soup.
- Ground Italian sausage – Much of the flavor of the soup comes from the sausage. You can use hot sausage for a spicier soup or stick with mild if you don’t want a lot of heat.
- Beef broth – If you don’t have any you can use chicken broth, vegetable broth or even water instead.
- Tomatoes – I use tomato sauce to create a thick base for the soup and diced canned tomatoes for some chunky texture.
- Green chilies – A can of these gives the soup a spicy kick. Reduce or omit them for a milder pizza soup.
- Seasonings – Dried basil, oregano and salt give the soup the perfect Italian flavor.
- Pizza toppings – I put mushrooms, olives, onions and pepperoni slices in our soup because that’s what we love on our pizza. Feel free to swap them out for other pizza toppings your family loves.
- Shredded cheese – Mozzarella cheese is our choice for Pizza Soup! Parmesan would be delicious on this soup too.
Make Soup on the Stove
I love making this soup in the slow cooker. It gives the flavors a chance to develop over the long slow cooking time. But if you don’t have a slow cooker or you’re short on time, this recipe works beautifully on the stove top too!
- To make this pizza soup on the stove, start by browning the sausage in a large pot.
- Drain out the excess grease, then add all the remaining ingredients (except for the cheese).
- Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce it to a simmer. Let it simmer on low heat for about 30 minutes before serving.
Recipe FAQs
Yes, you should always brown the sausage on the stove first. It brings out the best flavor of the meat and gives you a chance to drain the excess grease before it goes in the slow cooker.
Transfer leftover Pizza Soup to an airtight container. You can keep it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Reheat the leftover soup in the stove top or in the microwave.
I love to serve this soup with some kind of bread for soaking up those last drops of soup in my bowl! Garlic bread is an ideal side dish. And these Olive Garden Copycat Breadsticks are amazing with any meal!
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Slow Cooker Pizza Soup
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage
- 32 ounces beef broth
- 1 can tomato sauce 15 ounce
- 1 can diced tomatoes 14.5 ounce
- 1 can diced green chilies 4 ounce
- ½ small onion diced
- 1 can sliced black olives, drained 2.5 ounce
- 1 Tablespoon dried basil
- 2 Tablespoons dried oregano
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
- ¼ cup diced pepperoni slices
- 1 package sliced mushrooms, drained 4 ounce
- 1 ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- In a large skillet, cook and crumble Italian sausage over medium high heat. Remove and drain off fat.
- In a large crockpot, add all ingredients except the cheese. Cook on low for 6 hours.
- When ready to serve, top each bowl with shredded cheese. ENJOY!
Notes
- Yes, you should always brown the sausage on the stove first. It brings out the best flavor of the meat and gives you a chance to drain the excess grease before it goes in the slow cooker.
- Transfer leftover Pizza Soup to an airtight container. You can keep it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Reheat the leftover soup in the stove top or in the microwave.
- Start by browning the sausage in a large pot.
- Drain out the excess grease, then add all the remaining ingredients (except for the cheese).
- Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce it to a simmer. Let it simmer on low heat for about 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
This slow cooker Pizza Soup recipe has the perfect combination of ingredients to satisfy any pizza craving!
Planning to make us for dinner tomorrow night! Yum! Is there a reason it needs to cook for six hours? Everything is already cooked… Input please…. The reason is I don’t think I have six hours tomorrow and so if I could get away with 1 to 3 that would be great
Since everything is cooked, a couple of hours is enough time in the slow cooker. Leaving it in for 6 hours would help the flavor of the soup develop further.
So glad I tried this recipe! The perfect family recipe.
What a fantastic idea! My kiddos will take pizza any way they can get it – they will LOVE finding the little pepperonis in this soup!
When I told my boys about this soup, they were so excited to try a soup called PIZZA SOUP! haha! They loved it and I’ll for sure be making it again!
This is such a unique idea! I can’t wait to try it!
what a great idea. pizza in a soup! yum! i cant wait to try this!
I need a bowl of this right now 🙂 The breadsticks look yummy too. Can you share the recipe for them?
Sad to say I have never tried a deep dish pizza, I feel like I am totally missing out! This is a soup I know we will be making on repeat!
You had me at pizza! Such a fun weeknight recipe for the fam!
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Sounds good
Pizzaaaaaa…. this looks to die for and totally heading over to check out your deep dish recipe! YUM 🙂