Italian Sausage Soup
"Found this quote on the back of an Italian lentil soup mix years ago... Soup does seven things: It appeases your hunger, slakes your thirst,fills your stomach, cleans your teeth, makes you sleep, helps you digest and puts color in your cheeks. Well.... it might! =) Hope you enjoy this soup. This recipe freezes well,also."
photo by Ms B.
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 lb Italian sausage (sweet or hot)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 medium onion, coarsley chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 1 (16 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
- 1 cup canned beef broth (or any of your favorite stock)
- 2 cups water
- 1 1⁄2 cups rotini pasta
- 1 small green pepper, coarsely chopped (about 3/4 cup)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 small zucchini, coarsely chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 1⁄3 cup grated parmesan cheese (optional)
directions
- Split casing on sausages, remove meat and discard casing.
- Brown sausage, garlic and onion in Dutch oven, over medium heat until sausage done.
- Stir frequently to break sausage apart; drain.
- Stir in tomatoes, broth, water, pasta, green pepper and parsley.
- Cover and heat to boiling; reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
- Stir in zucchini; simmer an additional 5 minutes or until pasta and zucchini are tender.
- Pour into soup bowls; garnish with fresh grated Parmesan cheese.
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Reviews
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I made this recipe last evening. I used a 15 ounce can of beef broth and enough water to make 3 cups liquid. Used dried parsley instead of fresh.I will make this soup again. Thanks. Joy in Kansas -
Excellent comfort food. It has been chilly this weekend, and my hubby requested sausage soup. I didn't have the ingredients on hand for my own version, and tried this. It was a winner. I subbed gemelli pasta for the rotini, petite diced tomatoes with onion and garlic for the stewed tomatoes, increased the beef broth and added a good handful of fresh spinach. We were very happy with the flavor. My husband had 3 bowls. LOL
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Excellent comfort food. It has been chilly this weekend, and my hubby requested sausage soup. I didn't have the ingredients on hand for my own version, and tried this. It was a winner. I subbed gemelli pasta for the rotini, petite diced tomatoes with onion and garlic for the stewed tomatoes, increased the beef broth and added a good handful of fresh spinach. We were very happy with the flavor. My husband had 3 bowls. LOL
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I made this recipe last evening. I used a 15 ounce can of beef broth and enough water to make 3 cups liquid. Used dried parsley instead of fresh.I will make this soup again. Thanks. Joy in Kansas
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