Maries Italian Sausage Soup Recipes

ITALIAN SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In a stockpot or Dutch oven, brown sausage with garlic. Stir in broth, tomatoes and carrots, and season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 15 minutes.
• Stir in beans with liquid and zucchini. Cover, and simmer another 15 minutes, or until zucchini is tender.
• Remove from heat, and add spinach. Replace lid allowing the heat from the soup to cook the spinach leaves. Soup is ready to serve after 5 minutes.

BEST ITALIAN SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, cook sausage over medium heat until brown. Remove with a slotted spoon, and drain on paper towels. Drain fat from pan, reserving 3 tablespoons.
• Cook garlic and onion in reserved fat for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, wine, broth, basil, and oregano. Transfer to a slow cooker, and stir in sausage, zucchini, bell pepper, and parsley.
• Cover, and cook on Low for 4 to 6 hours.
• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente, about 7 minutes. Drain water, and add pasta to the slow cooker. Simmer for a few minutes, and season with salt and pepper before serving.

MARY'S ITALIAN SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In dutch oven or large stock pot cook sausage over medium heat; drain off fat.
• Add garlic and onions; cooking until the onions are clear and limp. Stir in tomatoes and break into pieces.
• Add broth, wine or water and basil. Simmer uncovered about 30 minute
• Add parsley, pepper, zucchini and pasta. Simmer covered about 25 minutes. Serve with parmesan cheese and frech bread.

MARIE'S ITALIAN SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Mix everything except pasta and garnish together in a large stock pot.
• Bring to a boil and let simmer 15-60 minutes.
• Add cooked pasta just before serving.
• Top with garnish.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Place onion, celery, garlic and carrots in food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
• Saute the veggies in 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
• Remove sausage from casings and crumble.
• Add sausage to vegetables and saute until no longer pink.
• Rinse lentils and add to pot.
• Add broth, water and seasonings and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 1 hour, stirring often.
• If soup becomes too thick, add more broth.
• Taste and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper.
• When done, drizzle with olive oil, stir and serve.

MARIE'S ITALIAN SAUSAGE CASSEROLE (ONE POT MEAL)

Steps:

• In a heavy Dutch oven pan, saute sausage in olive oil until browned.
• Remove sausage to a plate and set aside.
• Slice cabbage into fairly large pieces and add to Dutch oven; stir to mix.
• Add chicken stock, baby carrots and potatoes and mix.
• Add sliced garlic and pepper and mix again.
• Add sausages to top of casserole, cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes.
• Stir once during baking, leaving sausages on top of ingredients.
• After 30 minutes, remove cover and raise oven temperature to 400° and bake for 15 more minutes to brown the sausage.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the first 10 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, brown sausage in oil over medium heat. Add a small amount of hot water. Cover and cook until sausage is no longer pink; drain. Cut into 1/4-in. slices and add to soup. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. , Add spinach. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until spinach is wilted. Garnish with Parmesan cheese if desired.