Yup, another soup recipe! I am just really loving soup right now. And this one is pretty easy. It is in a crock pot so you can just leave it. The thing I love about crockpot meals is that they fill your whole house up with yummy smells of yummy food. My family came and visited because my little brother had a soccer game here in Pocatello. When they came over there was a nice hot meal waiting for them. I fed six people with this soup and still had leftovers. It has an awesome Italian flavor.
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. Italian Sausage
- 1 onion, chopped finely
- 2 cloves garlic (pressed or minced) or 1.2 tsp. minced garlic
- 2 medium carrots, chopped
- 1 –2 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 (14.5 oz.) can Italian stewed tomatoes, undrained
- 1 (14.5oz) can Whole peeled tomatoes (optional), undrained
- 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp. crushed dried rosemary
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp. crushed dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
- 1/4 tsp. celery salt
- 3 (14 oz.) cans chicken broth
- 2 small cans of mushrooms (drained) or 1 C. fresh mushrooms
- Cream or half-and-half (this is optional. I just added a little bit to thicken it up so it wasn’t so watery, but it would be fine to leave it out. )
- 1/2 C. pasta ( I suggest orzo, even though I used spiral)
- garlic powder and onion powder to taste
- Parmesan Cheese, shredded
Directions:
1. Brown sausage, onion and garlic on the stove top. Drain.
2. In a slow cooker add everything except the pasta and the parmesan. Cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours (or until the carrots and celery are cooked through)
3. Set pot to high and add the pasta for the last 20 minutes. I precooked the pasta and added it to the pot at the last minute because I didn’t have 20 minutes. Don’t let it continue to cook after the pasta is done. As you can see in my pictures, I did let it cook longer after I put the pasta in and it saturated with liquid and blew up in size and got really soggy. Still yummy though.
4. Top with parmesan cheese and enjoy!!!
Other Edible Experiment soups:
- Creamy Tomato Basil
- Jalapeño Jack Potato Soup
- Broccoli Cheddar Soup
- Zuppa Toscana Sausage Soup (Olive Garden)
- Pumpkin Soup
- White Bean Taco Soup
- Egg Drop Soup
Recipe adapted from a food.com recipe by William Johnson.
