Italian basil sausage soup has deep tomato and spice flavors and freezes easily for quick leftovers.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: basil, pasta, sausage, soup
Ingredients
1tablespoonextra virgin olive oil
1poundmild Italian sausage
3carrotsdiced
2stalks celerydiced
8cupschicken broth
15-ouncecan cannellini beansrinsed and drained
14.5-ouncecan fire roasted diced tomatoes
8-ouncecan tomato sauce
6-ouncecan tomato paste
1tablespoondried oregano
1tablespoondried basil
2teaspoonsgarlic powder
2teaspoonsonion powder
black pepper to taste
1/2poundsmall pastaI used macaroni
2cupsfresh basilchopped
Instructions
In a stock pot, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the sausage, carrots and celery. Stir regularly, breaking up the sausage as you go (You can also use rope sausage. Just remove the casing and slice it into half-inch rounds before adding it to the pot.)
Once the sausage is cooked through, add the chicken broth, beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste and spices.
Stir to combine and bring the mixture up to a boil.
Once the soup is boiling, add the pasta and cook for 10 minutes (or until the pasta is done to your liking), stirring regularly to keep the soup from sticking to the bottom.
Reduce heat and serve once the mixture is no longer boiling.