Italian Vegetable & Sausage Soup
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 lb Italian sausage
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 small garlic cloves, minced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 small zucchini, diced
- 1 green pepper, diced
- 1⁄2 cup dry white wine (optional)
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, in tomato puree
- 1 teaspoon dried basil, crumbled or 1 tablespoon fresh basil, finely chopped
- 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano, dried
- 1⁄2 cup orzo pasta (rice-shaped pasta)
- 2⁄3 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
directions
- Remove the casings from the sausage and discard.
- Brown the sausage meat, breaking it up with a spoon until the meat is cooked. Remove excess fat from the pot.
- Add the onions and garlic and gently sauté, cook until soft but not browned.
- Add carrots, zucchini, pepper, wine, chicken broth, tomatoes, basil, and oregano and bring to a boil. Add orzo and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- If desired, sprinkle Parmesan cheese over each serving.
- Tastes best if reheated the next day.
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