Hot Italian Sausage & Veggie Soup

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb italian sausage, hot, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 onion, medium, sweet, diced
• 1 shallot, thinly sliced
• 1 cup fingerling potato, diced
• 2 carrots, large, thinly sliced
• 1 zucchini, small, diced
• 15 ounces beef broth (1 1/2 cans)
• 14 ounces stewed tomatoes (1 can, not drained)
• 5 ounces wine, dry, red
• 1 teaspoon sugar, (optional)
• 1/2 cup cavatappi pasta, uncooked
• 1 cup lima beans, rinsed & drained
• 1/4 cup arugula, rinsed
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano, dried
• 3 -4 basil leaves, finely sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, sea, fine
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
• 4 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated (garnish)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, turn the heat to medium and.add the olive oil.
• 2 cook the italian sausages in the hot oil, stirring occasionally until browned then remove the sausage and allow to cool.
• 3 next add to the oil the garlic, onion, shallot, potato, and carrot, cooking until the onion is soft.
• 4 now add the beef broth, stewed tomatoes, red wine and sugar and bring to a steady boil.
• 5 once it is boiling add the zucchini and lima beans, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for an hour.
• 6 lastly you will add the sausage, pasta and arugula into the pot and simmer until the pasta is tender.
• 7 stir in the oregano and chopped basil, mixing well, season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 8 pour into bowls and garnish with freshly shredded parmesan cheese.
• 9 we had this soup with italian buns and a nice simple fruit salad for a lovely dinner, it was very filling .