Jackie H.
Silver Post Medal for All Time! 355 Posts 
Finally feeling like Fall? Now it's time to put away all those cold foods and start making some down home comfort food! This is my sausage soup that I have been making for years, and everyone loves it. It's hearty, warm and cozy! :)
Ingredients:
- 1 lb Italian sweet sausage, remove casings
- 1 medium onion*, chopped
- 3 stalks celery, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 3-4 carrots, chopped
- 1 green pepper, chunk cut
- 1 red pepper, chunk cut
- 1 large bag washed spinach
- 2 cans (14 oz) tomatoes, diced
- 2-3 cartons (32 oz) chicken broth (for a thinner soup use 3)
- 2 cups water
- fresh shredded Parmesan cheese for topping
- 1/2 cup orzo
*For the chopped veggies, I use a mini food processor.
Steps:
- Remove the casings from the sweet Italian sausage. Put it in a large soup pot on med-high. Stir rapidly until the sausage is broken into small pieces and cooked. Add 1/2 cup of the water when the meat is starting to brown.
- Add all your chopped and chunked vegetables and stir well. Loosen the darkened pieces from the bottom of the pan for flavor.
- Add chicken broth, tomatoes and all seasonings.
- Add remaining water after the soup has been simmering down awhile.
- Add spinach and let simmer. Add orzo pasta about 1 hour before serving. If the orzo tends to thicken the soup at the end too much, or
when heating leftovers, just add water and simmer. - While soup is simmering, prepare a package of Pilsbury Grands flaky biscuits. Top them with a mixture of melted butter (4 Tbsp), a sprinkle of garlic, dried basil and black pepper. Brush this across the top and turn over and brush the bottoms. Bake as directed.
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September 24, 20160 found this helpful
How much orzo pasta?
Jackie H.
Silver Post Medal for All Time! 355 Posts September 25, 20160 found this helpful
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Sorry about that! 1/2 cup of Orzo pasta. If this thickens your broth too much to your liking, add extra water and simmer. And same thing when reheating leftovers... Thank you for noticing my error.. Have a nice day! You will love this soup! :)
Anonymous
September 25, 20160 found this helpful
Looks yummy Jackie and since I broke out the oatmeal this morning I think it's time for soups too! You have my vote!
Jackie H.
Silver Post Medal for All Time! 355 Posts September 26, 20160 found this helpful
Thank you so much for your comment & your vote!! Have a wonderful day! I'll be posting many more soups now this Fall. I love...SOUPS!! :)
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