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Hearty Sausage Soup (Soupa de Parma)

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Easy to put together, this soup is a whole meal. Serve with corn muffins and a salad.

Preparation facts

Servings: 6

Yield: 12 cups (3L)

Ingredients

1 onion, chopped

1/2 lb (225g) chicken Italian sausage, sliced or crumbled

1 quart (1L) chicken or vegetable broth

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1 cup (240mL) red wine

2 cups (455g) tomatoes, tinned, chopped or broken up with a spoon

1 tsp (1g) dried basil

1 medium green pepper, chopped

3 medium courgettes, sliced 1/2-inch (1.5cm) thick

1 cup (75g) pasta shells, uncooked.

Directions

Brown sausage in a non stick pan. Add onions and cook until they are translucent.

Transfer to a large heavy bottomed soup pot, and add chicken or vegetable broth, tinned tomatoes, wine and basil.

Bring soup to a boil, stirring occasionally, then turn the heat down and cook for about 30 minutes.

Add green pepper, courgettes and pasta and cook for another 25 minutes. Season with pepper, and a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese if desired.

Nutrition facts

Serving Size 1 serving
Calories 281
Calories from Fat 88 (31%)
% Daily Value*
15%Total Fat 10g
18%Saturated Fat 3.7g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.8g
Monounsaturated Fat 4.6g
10%Cholesterol 30mg
39%Sodium 933mg
28%Potassium 975mg
12%Total Carbohydrate 35g
15%Dietary Fiber 3.6g
Sugars 9g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
32%Protein 16g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.