Italian Sausage & Zucchini Soup

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb mild italian sausage
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 fennel bulb, finely chopped
• 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 1 lb zucchini, grated
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh marjoram or 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• bay leaf
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 lemon, zest of
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Recipe

• 1 in frying pan, turn sausages over medium heat until evenly browned.
• 2 drain on paper towels and cut into 1/4 inch slices.
• 3 heat oil in saucepan over medium-high heat.
• 4 add onion, garlic, fennel, and pepper, cooking 4-5 minutes, until softened.
• 5 add zucchini, stock, and herbs.
• 6 stir in sausage, reduce heat to low and simmer 20 minutes.
• 7 season with salt and pepper.
• 8 discard bay leaf.
• 9 for the lemon-garlic seasoning, chop together lemon zest, garlic and parsley and add to soup.
• 10 stir until heated through.