Rustic Italian Vegetable Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add celery, carrots, onion, garlic and bay leaf. Season it with salt and pepper. Cook for about 2-3 minutes and add chicken stock.
• Add squash and cook until tender. Add spinach and simmer.
• In sauté pan, heat oil and cook chicken at medium-high heat until cooked through. Add to soup.
• In pasta pot, cook tortellini according to package directions. Drain and add to soup.
• Add tomato sauce and both cans of beans to cook through. About 4-5 minutes.
• Cut pita into wedges. Sprinkle Parmesan over evenly. Broil until golden brown.
• Ladle a portion of soup in a bowl and garnish with some Parmesan pita chips.

Steps:

• Crumble sausage into a Dutch oven; add onion. Cook and stir over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the broth, water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil., Add tortellini; return to a boil. Cook for 5-8 minutes or until almost tender, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; add the spinach, basil, pepper and pepper flakes. Cook 2-3 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted and tortellini are tender. Serve with cheese if desired.Freeze option: Place individual portions of cooled soup in freezer containers and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add broth if necessary.