Italian Sausage And Pepper Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb sweet italian turkey sausage
• 3 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 large onion (chopped)
• 2 red bell peppers (seeded & chopped)
• 2 green bell peppers (seeded & chopped)
• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 3 cups water
• 1/4 teaspoon dried italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 chicken bouillon cubes
• 1/2 cup tiny pasta (i.e. orzo or alphabet pasta)

Recipe

• 1 poke the sausage with a fork in several places, to keep them from exploding.
• 2 spray your skillet with cooking spray.
• 3 add sausage, and a little water.
• 4 cook over medium-high heat until sausages are browned, turning occasionally.
• 5 (this will take about 15 minutes.) when they are finished, transfer sausages to a plate and allow them to cool.
• 6 in a soup pot, combine 2 cups of broth, the onion, the peppers, and garlic.
• 7 bring to a simmer over medium heat.
• 8 cover and allow this to simmer about 30 minutes, or until the peppers are tender.
• 9 remove the casings from the sausages, and slice the sausages into thin round slices.
• 10 add them to the pot.
• 11 add the remaining broth, water, oregano, boullion cubes, and pepper.
• 12 simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
• 13 add the pasta and simmer until the pasta is cooked, about 10 minutes.
• 14 ladle into soup bowls and enjoy!