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rustic italian soup

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Lynn Socko
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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