Italian Sausage and Pepper Soup
"This recipe originally came from a book that's now lost somewhere... I've made a few adjustments for my personal taste. I don't usually like bell peppers all that much, but love this recipe -- hearty, quite healthy, and works wonderfully all year 'round! Find a local farmers' market for the freshest (and cheapest) bell peppers!"
photo by KKohlhauff
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 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)
directions
- Poke the sausage with a fork in several places, to keep them from exploding.
- Spray your skillet with cooking spray.
- Add sausage, and a little water.
- Cook over medium-high heat until sausages are browned, turning occasionally.
- (This will take about 15 minutes.) When they are finished, transfer sausages to a plate and allow them to cool.
- In a soup pot, combine 2 cups of broth, the onion, the peppers, and garlic.
- Bring to a simmer over medium heat.
- Cover and allow this to simmer about 30 minutes, or until the peppers are tender.
- Remove the casings from the sausages, and slice the sausages into thin round slices.
- Add them to the pot.
- Add the remaining broth, water, oregano, boullion cubes, and pepper.
- Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
- Add the pasta and simmer until the pasta is cooked, about 10 minutes.
- Ladle into soup bowls and enjoy!
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Reviews
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Ihave been making this soup for years, my sis turned me on to it. I love it and so does my family. It' awesome on a cool Fall day or winter.With a good loaf of Itailian bread, yummmm. I also put in plum tomatos. -
Excellnet recipe. This is one of those recipes that makes you look like you spent a lot of time preparing, but in reality it's quite easy to make. You'll impress your friends and relatives, and it tastes fantastic!! -
Made a couple of changes... I used hot Italian sausage, added a pound of browned ground hot Italian sausage and a 15 oz can of Italian diced tomatoes which removes the need for the Italian seasoning/oregano. This is one of my favorites and it’s FANTASTIC! -
LOVE this recipe...I switch different kinds of Italian sausages...always delicious -
I had never had this soup before and it was awesome! I did make some adjustments that require more time , but if you have the time I recommend you try them. I suggest you cook the sausage ( I used hot Italian ) in a shallow pan with a little water ( about a quarter inch) covered on low for about an hour flipping once. This will best preserve the sausages flavor and the skin will not get crispy so there is no need to remove it. I roasted the peppers and removed the skin before chopping which added a wonderful smokey flavor. I also suggest sautéing the onions and garlic before you add the liquid to bring out their flavor- add pepper flakes at this time if you like more heat. I used a stock I made from a chicken I had roasted with Italian herbs and garlic. I'm not sure how much these things effected the outcome but the overall results were truly delicious!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Hi, I'm Maura! My husband live in the Boston area with our wonderful bunnies & rats! I am a self-employed workaholic and love every second of it. :) Besides working, my passions are cooking, reading, old-school video games, doing crafty things, giving makeovers to my friends, and volunteering my time to awesomely worthy causes.
