Alicia's Everything Soup
By
Alicia .
@Shezzyla
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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!
Ingredients
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1 lbitalian style sausage, cut into bite size or smaller pieces
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4boneless pork chops, trimmed and cut into bite size or smaller pieces
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2 jar(s)meatless spaghetti sauce
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3 can(s)tomato sauce, plain
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4 cvegetable stock or water
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2 cfrozen spinach, thawed
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3 clovegarlic, minced
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2 can(s)diced tomatoes, plain with juices
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1 1/2 largevidalia onion, roughly chopped
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2 largegreen bell peppers, chopped
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1 largered bell pepper, chopped
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2stalks celery, chopped
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1 largecarrot, peeled and chopped
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8-10button mushrooms, sliced thin
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1 can(s)sweet corn, drained
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1 can(s)red kidney beans, not drained
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1 can(s)french cut green beans, drained
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1 can(s)diced potatoes (or 2 large potatoes, peeled and diced fine)
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2 Tbspitalian seasoning
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1 tspsalt and pepper
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1/2 tsponion powder
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1/2 tspdried basil
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1/2 tspdried thyme
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1/4 tspcumin
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1 tspdried parsley flakes
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1/4 tspcayenne pepper (optional)
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1 lborzo or other small pasta, slightly undercooked
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1 cshredded parmesan and romano cheese
How to Make Alicia's Everything Soup
- 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.
- 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. - 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. - 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. - When serving, top with shredded Parmesan and Romano cheese and diced green onions on top.
About Alicia's Everything Soup
Course/Dish: Other Soups