Tuscan Sausage And Vegetable Soup By Rr Recipes

Steps:

• Cook pasta in boiling water for 9-11 minutes. Drain.
• In a large pot, brown sausage.
• Stir in zucchini, squash and onion; cook and stir until tender.
• Add all remaining ingredients, except pasta.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Stir in pasta.

Steps:

• In a small bowl mash half of the beans with a masher or the back of a spoon, and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, zucchini, garlic, thyme, sage, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper, and cook stirring occasionally until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add the broth and tomatoes with the juice and bring to a boil. Add the mashed and whole beans and the spinach leaves and cook until the spinach is wilted, about 3 minutes more.
• Serve topped with Parmesan, if desired.

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.

Steps:

• Brown Italian sausage until no longer pink.
• Drain excess fat.
• Add onions and garlic and cook until tender.
• Add carrots, zucchini, bell pepper, chicken broth, red wine, tomato sauce and seasonings, except for the parmesan cheese.
• Bring to a boil.
• Simmer for 20 minutes, occasionally stir.
• Serve in large bowl (you will want more!) and add pamesan cheese if desired.
• Enjoy!

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.

Steps:

• Crumble sausage into a stockpot. Cook over medium heat until no longer pink; drain., Stir in the vegetables, water, broth, sugar and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 35-40 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Cool slightly. , In a blender, process soup in batches until smooth. Return to the pan; whisk in cream. Heat through (do not boil).