Italian Smoked Sausage Bean Soup

ShellyS's Note:

Awesome flavors with all my favorite ingredients. This came from the Hillshirefarm.com website, and it fills the bill as a wonderful comfort food, especially on cool days. Enjoy!

• Total Time: 37 mins
• Prep Time: 7 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 (1 lb) package hillshire farm smoked sausage, sliced (any variety)
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, chopped
• 3 1/2 cups hot water
• 1 cup pasta shells
• 2 chicken bouillon cubes
• 1 (18 ounce) can kidney beans, drained

Directions:

1. In large deep skillet or Dutch oven, over medium-high heat, brown sausage and onions in oil, about 5 minutes.
2. Add tomatoes with their juice, water, pasta, and boullion.
3. Bring to a boil.
4. Add beans.
5. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until pasta is tender, about 15-20 minutes.
6. Ladle into bowls and serve.

Reviews

[Bay Haven Inn]

My favorite style of recipe, one that I can play with! I added 2 huge, panfried (leftover) chicken breasts, cut into cubes, 4 small fresh sweet peppers, chicken broth, a can of italian stewed tomatoes, tomato juice (it was in the fridge, what's a girl to do?) and a teaspoon of minced garlic from the jar. Sweated the onion with the keilbasa and deglazed the pan with with a split (glass) of brut champagne. Tossed everything in the crock pot for about 3 hours. Just enough broth to almost cover. Awesome... I have a very happy roommate.

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Thoroughly enjoyed this recipe. I was amazed at how flavorful it was considering the relatively few ingredients. Thanks for sharing this, I will absolutely be making this again in the future. Highly recommend it.

[jane49423]

enjoyed it. I doubled the amount of beans and also added a can of corn.