Sweet Italian Sausage And Vegetable Soup Recipes

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• 1. In a heavy bottom pot, heat 1 tbs olive oil over medium high heat. Add in the whole sausages and brown the outside, about 5 minutes, turning every minute. Put the sausages aside on a plate.
• 2. In the oil, add in the carrots, zucchini, celery and onions. Add in 2 tsp salt and 2 tsp pepper. Cook over medium heat, scraping up any brown bits from the sausage on the bottom of the pot, and stirring occasionally. Cook until the onions turn translucent, about 10 minutes.
• 3. While the vegetables are cooking, slice the sausages a little more than 1/4" thick. It is ok if they are still pink in the middle, they will continue cooking in the soup.
• 4. When the onions have turned translucent, and the vegetables have cooked through, add in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Then add in the can of diced tomatoes, chicken stock, sliced sausages, and 1 tablespoon of thyme. Cook over low heat, uncovered, for 40 minutes.
• 5. After the soup has cooked for 40 minutes, add in 1/4 cup of orzo. Stir and continue cooking for 15 minutes, uncovered.
• 6. After the orzo has cooked for 15 minutes, add in 2 big handfuls of fresh spinach, stir to combine.
• 7. Taste to see if it needs more salt and pepper.
• 8. Take the soup off heat and allow to sit for 5 minutes. After the soup has rested for 5 minutes serve it topped with fresh Parmesan and warm bread.
• 9. Will keep in an air tight container for 1 week in the fridge. Can be frozen for up to 6 months.

SWEET ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Heat olive oil and butter in large soup pot or stockpot. Add sausage meat and sauté over high heat just to brown. Add fresh vegetables in order listed, cooking over high heat for 3 to 4 minutes after each addition. After adding cabbage, cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Add broth, tomatoes, and water. Bring to simmer and add beans. Simmer, uncovered for 2 hours. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add rice, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Check seasoning and serve with pesto or grated Parmesan. Makes 6 servings. Use hot Italian sausage for spicier flavor. Cooking the Costco Way

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.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a 6-qt. stockpot, cook sausage, onion and garlic over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink, breaking up sausage into crumbles; drain., Add broth, pasta sauce, carrots, beans, water, Italian seasoning and basil; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Drain macaroni; stir into soup. If desired, sprinkle servings with cheese. Freeze option: Before adding cheese, cool soup. Freeze soup and, if desired, cheese separately in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary. Sprinkle with cheese.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Use bulk sausage or remove the casings from the sausage and discard.
• Brown the sausage in a heavy Dutch oven or large saucepan, mashing it with the back of a spoon until the meat is no longer pink and has rendered most of its fat.
• Spoon out most of the fat from the cooked sausage and discard.
• Add the onions and garlic and cook, stirring,until soft but not browned.
• Add carrots, zucchini, pepper, wine, chicken broth, tomatoes, basil, and oregano and bring to a boil.
• When the soup in boiling, add the orzo and cook for 20 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve in heavy soup bowls.
• If desired, sprinkle Parmesan cheese over each serving.
• To prepare in advance: Like most hearty soups, this tastes best if it is cooled, refrigerated overnight, then reheated to serve.
• It may also be frozen.

TUSCAN SAUSAGE AND VEGETABLE SOUP BY RR

Steps:

• 1. I do all my chopping and dicing and set everything aside and get ready to do it all at once. I also puree 1 can of canellini beans and get that ready to add with all the cans of beans and tomatoes are added.
• 2. SOUP: Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. I use just enough to cover bottom of pot.
• 3. Add the onion, carrots, celery, zucchini, garlic, thyme, sage, Italian seasonings and a little bit of salt and pepper. Cook stirring occasionally.
• 4. Cover pot and leave on simmer until vegetables are tender about 5 minutes or so.
• 5. Add cut up Italian sausage pieces stir through and allow to loose pinkness.
• 6. At this point add broth, tomatoes with the juices mix. Add pureed beans and whole beans. Put lid on and simmer on low heat 1 hour. Towards the end of the hour, add the 3 cups of spinach.
• 7. I also put in a whole piece of Italian Parmesan cheese and remove it at the end. You can serve this with ditalini or orzo pasta. I don't only because I rather all the veggies and no carbs but kids may like it with little pasta or alphabets in it. If you do keep the pasta separate and put soup on top of it and then serve. Use Italian bread for dunking if desired. Enjoy!

AMAZING SWEET ITALIAN SAUSAGE PASTA SOUP

Steps:

• Remove sausage casings& cut into 1/2" pieces.
• In large kettle, cook sausage over medium heat for 5-7 minutes or until no longer pink.
• Remove with a slotted spoon; drain, reserving 2 T.
• drippings in the pan.
• Saute pepper, onion and garlic 4-5 minutes or until tender.
• Add the water, tomatoes, sugar, Worcestershire, bouillon, salt, basil, thyme, oregano& sausage.
• Bring to a boil; add pasta.
• Reduce heat& simmer uncovered 18-22 minutes or until pasta is tender.
• Serve w/ grated cheese on top, if desired.