Italian Sausage Crockpot Soup

"This is a robust, easy to make Soup. One of my Favorite's."
 
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Ready In:
4hrs 55mins
Ingredients:
15
Yields:
1 Crock Pot 4.5 - 6 Qt.
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • 1. Brown Susage, Onion, & Garlic, drain.
  • 2. In slow cooker add: Everything except orzo and Parmesan.
  • 3. Cook on Low for 8 hrs or on High for 4 hours.
  • 4. Set pot to high and add Orzo for 20 minute.
  • 5. Serve with Parmesan Cheese in top.

Questions & Replies

  1. Does this freeze well?
     
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Reviews

  1. I am so full because I could not stop eating this! I omitted half the liquid (stock mainly) and added 1.5 times as much orzo, and it came out like an Italian Jambalaya! My family loved this. I needed to do something with frozen sausage and this was the perfect recipe. Thanks!
     
  2. My family loved this! I came across it too late to put it in the crock pot, so did it stove top and it was done pretty fast. I used white beans as others suggested instead of pasta and they worked great in it. The seasoning was perfect---the only different thing I did was add more garlic (3 tsp.) because we like more in general. A definite keeper!
     
  3. I added mushrooms in place of the carrots, used twice the amount of orzo and replaced one of the cans of chicken stock with a 12 oz beer. The beer made it great! Delicious and easy!
     
  4. Very Yummy! I made this in my Instant Pot. I sauteed the sausage a few minutes. I used an extra carrot and celery stalk, diced tomatoes, and shells instead of orzo (that's what I had on hand) and added 1/2 tsp salt. I cooked it with the soup option, 4 minutes in the Instant Pot. Everyone either loved it or liked it, and my family is picky. Thanks!
     
  5. The soup/broth was awesome tasty, but because the sausage had been in the slow cooker that long, it came out a tasteless bit of sausage texture...in a tasty broth, at least. I think this recipe works better on a stove than on a slow cooker.
     
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Tweaks

  1. This is a good basis for some creative cooking. Try adding some different veggies - like zucchini and green beans. I've used different types of sausage like chicken asiago basil sausage. But my number one recommendation for any soup that says sprinkle servings with parmesan cheese - ADD PARMESAN RINDS to the soup as it cooks. Fish out the rind and throw it away at the end. You will be amazed at the flavor.
     
  2. This is the most delicious crockpot soup I've made in years! First, its easy to assemble and once it starts cooking the kitchen smells wonderful! Only change I made was using 2 cans of chopped Italian stewed tomatoes, with the juice, adding small, sliced portobello mushrooms and fresh baby spinach. I did not put in orzo but had rotini for those that wanted pasta. Everyone was going back for seconds and thirds! The parmesan on top makes it truly Italian! I will be making this in the next week to put up in containers for cold weather, will add white kidney beans instead of pasta. I bet it would be great over small tortellini also! Its definitely a recipe worth trying!
     
  3. I added mushrooms in place of the carrots, used twice the amount of orzo and replaced one of the cans of chicken stock with a 12 oz beer. The beer made it great! Delicious and easy!
     

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