Sausage and Vegetable Soup
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5
Sausage and Vegetable Soup
Description
The soup begins by browning crumbled Italian sausage in a pot, which releases flavorful drippings. Chopped onion, celery, and minced garlic are added and cooked together to build aroma and sweetness. Excess fat is removed to balance richness.
Chicken broth, water, and diced vegetables including carrots, potatoes, red bell pepper, and corn are added. The soup is brought to a boil then simmered until vegetables are tender, allowing flavors to meld. Seasoning with salt and pepper adjusts taste as needed.
This soup combines the hearty texture of tender root vegetables and corn with the savory depth from sausage and aromatics. It works well as a complete meal or a starter paired with crusty bread.
Ingredients
- 16 ounces Italian sausage crumbled
- 1/2 medium onion chopped
- 3 ticks celery chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup water
- 2 medium carrot peeled & sliced fairly thin or chopped
- 2 large russet potato peeled & diced
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1 cup corn (I used frozen)
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add the sausage meat to a Dutch oven/soup pot over medium-high heat, and cook for 5 minutes, breaking it up with your spoon as you go along.
- Add the onion, celery, and garlic to the pot. Continue cooking it for another 5 minutes. If there's a lot of excess fat, spoon most of it out.
- Add in the chicken broth, water, carrots, potatoes, red bell pepper, and corn. Increase the heat to high and bring the soup to a boil. Once it's boiling, reduce the heat and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the potatoes and carrots are tender.
- Season with salt & pepper as needed.
Notes
- Use either ground sausage meat or remove sausage meat from casings to prepare for cooking.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 408 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 408kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 16g | 32% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 61mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 1214mg | 51% |
| Potassium | 938mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 4112IU | 82% |
| Vitamin C | 37mg | 41% |
| Calcium | 58mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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