Hearty Italian Sausage Soup
Hearty Italian Sausage Soup bursts with flavor and eats like a meal. Parmesan cheese is the secret ingredient.
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 6-8 sweet Italian sausage links 1 pound or more
- 1 large onion vertically sliced (into crescents)
- 7 cups water
- 1 Tablespoon beef bouillon granules or 3 beef bouillon cubes
- 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
- 1/2 green pepper diced
- 1/4 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon basil
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 small zucchini cubed
- 2 ounces linguine broken into 2-3 inch pieces
- 2 Tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Remove sausage from skins and cook fully in a large stockpot or Dutch oven.
- Drain off most of the fat.
- Add in sliced onion to the sausage, and sauté 'til onion is slightly soft.
- Add water, bouillon granules or cubes, tomatoes, green pepper, oregano, basil and pepper.
- Bring to a full boil, then add zucchini, linguine and parmesan cheese.
- Cover and cook until pasta is ready according to the package directions. Stir occasionally to prevent pasta from sticking. Enjoy!
Notes
Use a different kind of pasta if you like.
Break the sausage into bite size pieces while sautéing.
This recipe makes a very generous six main dish servings.
It doubles easily, and also freezes well.
Break the sausage into bite size pieces while sautéing.
This recipe makes a very generous six main dish servings.
It doubles easily, and also freezes well.