Italian Sausage Soup with Vegetables and Pasta
Italian Sausage Soup makes a hearty, but healthy meal. It's loaded with vegetables, pasta and lots of flavor.
Ingredients
- 3 links Italian sausage pork, turkey or chicken (see note below)
- 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- ½ medium onion chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced, about 1 clove
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ¾ cup carrots sliced
- 3 cups chicken stock approximately
- ⅔ cup beans cannelini, lima beans or blackeyed peas
- 14.5 ounces canned tomatoes diced
- 1.5 cup collard greens frozen, can use other greens
- ⅔ cup pasta
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil over medium heat in dutch oven.
- Remove sausage from casings, crumble and add to olive oil, along with chopped onions.
- Cook until sausage is done and onions are translucent.
- Add garlic and cook for about 1 minutes.
- Add carrots, Italian seasoning and enough stock to cover ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer about 10 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, beans, greens and additional stock to cover all ingredients.Cook 10-15 minutes on medium low, or until beans are done and greens are tender.
- Add salt and pepper to taste, and pasta. Cook according to pasta package instructions.
- If desired, garnish with chopped parsley and/or shavings of hard cheese, such as parmesan.
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Notes
If bulk sausage is available use about ½ pound.
Adding rind of hard cheese (such as parmesan or romano) to simmer with soup adds a nutty, earthy taste. Before serving, remove remains of cheese rind.
Using chicken or turkey sausage will cut the calorie count of your soup.
Pasta can be left out for additional calorie savings.
If serving smaller portions this soup recipe will make about 6-7 servings.
Nutrition
Calories: 530kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 22gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 1092mgPotassium: 857mgFiber: 5gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 4922IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 126mgIron: 4mg
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