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Hearty Chicken Sausage Orzo Soup
Hearty Chicken Sausage, Roasted Pepper & Whole Wheat Orzo Soup Recipe is a hearty & healthy dinner option that will have your family begging for more.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 253 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 flavored chicken sausages cut thinly into half-circles
- 2 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 whole 4 halves roasted red peppers, thinly sliced
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 ¼ cups low-sodium chicken broth
- ⅔ cup whole wheat orzo pasta
- 3 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
- 4 large basil leaves thinly sliced
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Coat a large saucepan with cooking spray and set over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sausages are starting to brown, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer the sausages to a bowl and set aside.
- Heat the olive oil in the same saucepan and turn the heat to medium. Add the onion and cook until the onion is tender, 6 to 7 minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the roasted red peppers.
- Add the bay leaves and chicken broth, bring to a boil, then turn heat to medium-low. Simmer, partially covered, for 20 minutes.
- Remove the bay leaves and turn the heat to medium-high. Bring the soup to a boil.
- Add the whole wheat orzo, along with the cooked sausages, and cook until the orzo is al dente (according to package directions).
- Remove the soup from the heat, stir in the parsley and basil, and serve.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1.25Cups + 1 tablespoon Yogurt
Calories
253kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
30mg
(10%)
Sodium
768mg
(32%)
Potassium
354mg
(10%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
505IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
15.5mg
(17%)
Calcium
36mg
(4%)
Iron
1.6mg
(9%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 253
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1.25Cups + 1 tablespoon Yogurt | |
| Calories | 253kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 30mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 768mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 354mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 505IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 15.5mg | 17% |
| Calcium | 36mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.6mg | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.