Italian Sausage Soup

Vicki in CT's Note:

Great winter soup.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1/2 lb hot Italian sausage
• 1 small onion, diced
• 14 ounces chicken broth
• 15 ounces Italian-style diced tomatoes
• 15 ounces cannellini beans, drained
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• salt
• crushed red pepper flakes, to taste (I use a lot)
• 1 teaspoon garlic, crushed

Directions:

1. Saute sausage, onion, and garlic in large pot. Drain fat.
2. Add remaining ingredients and heat through.
3. Sometimes I add a very small amount of tiny uncooked pasta to thicken.
4. Serve with toasty crunchy french bread to get every last drop.

Reviews

[lauralie41]

I love soup and this one was so good. I did use mild italian ground sausage and a pinch of red pepper flakes. Simple to make and tastes great. Served with some crusty italian rolls and enjoyed the leftovers the next day.

[*Parsley*]

Wonderful soup! It's delicious and quick to make, and it really satisfies. I made this as written, using lean ground turkey sausage. I sprinkled some grated parmesan cheese on top to serve. Yum! Thanx for a great quick-fix soup!

[TheDancingCook]

Loved this! I am watching my carbs, following South Beach diet. I used 1 1/2 lbs hot turkey sausage, browned that along with 1 large onion and 1 green pepper, diced, and 1 clove garlic. Added 2 cans low sodium chicken broth, 1 can diced tomatoes, 1 can beans and a nice helping of dried italian seasonings. I didn't need to use pepper flakes, because the meat was already spicy enough and even though my broth was low sodium, there was so much flavor in this soup that I didn't even need to add the extra salt. Quick to make, hearty, much flavor...great comfort food. I'll be making this alot. Thanks for posting!