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rustic italian soup

(2 ratings)
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Recipe by
Lynn Socko
@lynnsocko
San Angelo, TX

Finding some beautiful red, yellow and orange bells at the store yesterday was the inspiration for this soup. So delicious, it garlicky, cheesy, and a little bit of heat!

(2 ratings)
prep time 45 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For rustic italian soup

  • 1
    red, yellow and orange bell pepper
  • 3
    carrots
  • 1
    rib of celery
  • 1/2 sm
    sweet onion
  • 6 clove
    garlic
  • 19 oz
    sweet italian sausage
  • 8 oz
    romano cheese
  • 2 tsp
    mrs. dash tomato and basil
  • 2 tsp
    red pepper flakes
  • 4 c
    homemade chicken stock, no salt

How To Make rustic italian soup

  • 1
    Remove stem and seeds from the 3 bell peppers. Cut in half. Cut carrots in half, and cut the half of onion into quarters. Place all the veggies including garlic on a baking sheet. LEAVE skin on garlic. Drizzle the carrots with a little olive oil. Bake at 350° for 30-40 min.
  • 2
    Put veggies (skin removed from garlic) into food processor and puree.
  • 3
    Grate 8 oz. of Romano cheese.
  • 4
    Brown sausage in large soup pot, add 2 tsp of Mrs. Dash tomato and basil to sausage as it cooks.
  • 5
    Once browned add 1/2- 3/4 c. of flour to sausage and stir till absorbed.
  • 6
    Add 4 c of chicken stock to sausage a little at a time to thicken soup.
  • 7
    Add puree,cheese and pepper flakes to soup and simmer for about 20 min.
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