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alicia's everything soup

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Recipe by
Alicia .
Watertown, WI

This started as an Italian style fagoli, and has turned into a "raid the pantry" kind of soup. It is a favorite when I make a meal for a lot of people or to take to a potluck. Never tried it in the crock pot, but I don't think mine is big enough!

(1 rating)
yield 8 or more
prep time 30 Min
cook time 4 Hr 30 Min

Ingredients For alicia's everything soup

  • 1 lb
    italian style sausage, cut into bite size or smaller pieces
  • 4
    boneless pork chops, trimmed and cut into bite size or smaller pieces
  • 2 jar
    meatless spaghetti sauce
  • 3 can
    tomato sauce, plain
  • 4 c
    vegetable stock or water
  • 2 c
    frozen spinach, thawed
  • 3 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 2 can
    diced tomatoes, plain with juices
  • 1 1/2 lg
    vidalia onion, roughly chopped
  • 2 lg
    green bell peppers, chopped
  • 1 lg
    red bell pepper, chopped
  • 2
    stalks celery, chopped
  • 1 lg
    carrot, peeled and chopped
  • 8-10
    button mushrooms, sliced thin
  • 1 can
    sweet corn, drained
  • 1 can
    red kidney beans, not drained
  • 1 can
    french cut green beans, drained
  • 1 can
    diced potatoes (or 2 large potatoes, peeled and diced fine)
  • 2 Tbsp
    italian seasoning
  • 1 tsp
    salt and pepper
  • 1/2 tsp
    onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    dried basil
  • 1/2 tsp
    dried thyme
  • 1/4 tsp
    cumin
  • 1 tsp
    dried parsley flakes
  • 1/4 tsp
    cayenne pepper (optional)
  • 1 lb
    orzo or other small pasta, slightly undercooked
  • 1 c
    shredded parmesan and romano cheese

How To Make alicia's everything soup

  • 1
    Trim the fat off the pork chops and cut into bite size or smaller pieces. For the sausage, I don't completely thaw so they are easier to cut to size.
  • 2
    In a very large pot (not on heat yet) stir together jars of spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce, vegetable stock (or water), canned tomatoes, thawed spinach, garlic, Italian seasoning, onion powder, basil, thyme, cumin, parsley, cayenne and salt & pepper. Turn on to a medium-low heat and stir in the pork chops and sausage. Bring to a simmer and turn down heat. Cook about 2 hours stirring occasionally, making sure it stays at a simmer.
  • 3
    Add onions, peppers, celery, carrots, mushrooms and corn. If you are using fresh potatoes add them now as well. Turn up heat slightly and keep simmering about another hour to 1 1/2 hours until vegetables are very tender.
  • 4
    Cook pasta according to package directions until it is slightly under-cooked. Add kidney beans, green beans, canned potatoes and pasta. If soup is looking too thick add hot water 1/2 cup at a time until it is more of a soup consistency. Simmer about another 30 minutes.
  • 5
    When serving, top with shredded Parmesan and Romano cheese and diced green onions on top.

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