Name: Creamy Italian-Style Sausage & Mixed Vegetable Soup with Basil
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 3 medium carrots; 6 sticks celery; 1420 ml chicken or vegetable broth; 3 (398 ml) cans diced tomatoes; 1 small pkg fresh basil; 6 cloves garlic; 0.68 kg ground pork sausage; 355 ml heavy whipping cream; 3 orange bell peppers; 1 ½ medium yellow onions; black pepper; extra virgin olive oil; Italian seasoning; salt

Creamy Italian-Style Sausage & Mixed Vegetable Soup with BasilCreamy Italian-Style Sausage & Mixed Vegetable Soup with Basil — a 40-minute dinner recipe with 14 ingredients, serving 6.Ingredients

3 medium carrots

6 sticks celery

1420 ml chicken or vegetable broth

3 (398 ml) cans diced tomatoes

1 small pkg fresh basil

6 cloves garlic

0.68 kg ground pork sausage

355 ml heavy whipping cream

3 orange bell peppers

1 ½ medium yellow onions

black pepper

extra virgin olive oil

Italian seasoning

salt

Instructions

Preheat a large pot over medium-high heat.

While the pot heats up, wash and dry the fresh produce.

Once the pot is hot, add oil and swirl to coat the bottom. Add sausage and spices; cook, breaking the meat apart with a spoon, until brown and crumbly, 6-7 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer sausage to a small bowl. (Reserve pot with drippings for later use.)

Meanwhile, peel, trim, and small dice carrots; place in a large bowl.

Trim and small dice celery; add to the bowl with the carrot.

Trim, seed, and small dice bell peppers; add to the bowl.

Peel, halve, and small dice onions; peel and mince garlic. Add both to the bowl.

When the sausage is done, return the pot (with drippings) to medium heat. Add veggies and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to soften, 5-6 minutes.

Add broth and tomatoes to the pot; stir to combine the soup and bring to a boil over high heat.

Once the soup is boiling, reduce heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the veggies are soft, 7-8 minutes.

Meanwhile, pick basil leaves off the stems, roll up crosswise, and thinly slice into ribbons.

When the soup is done, add half of the basil to the pot (reserving the rest for garnish). Purée with an immersion or regular blender (return soup to the pot if using a regular blender).

Add cooked sausage to the soup along with cream, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until warmed through, 3-4 minutes.

To serve, divide soup between bowls and top with reserved basil. Enjoy!

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