Italian Sausage Soup

By broots

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb Italian Sausage
• 2 tblsp olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 cup each, chopped celery, carrot & red pepper
• 1 can(19oz/540ml)canned tomatoes, chopped
• 2 tsp parsley flakes
• 1/2 tsp dried basil
• pinch dried leaf thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1/2 cup small pasta shells, uncooked
• 1 can(14oz/398ml)red kidney beans, drained
• salt & pepper to taste

Details

Servings 10

Preparation

Step 1

Remove sausage from casing and lightly brown in a frypan. Drain meat on paper towel. In a 16 cup(4L)saucepan, saute onion and garlic in oil until softened. Add celery, carrot and red pepper. Cook, stirring frequently for three minutes. Add tomatoes and seasoning. Stir in chicken stock, pasta and sausage meat. Bring to a boil and simmer until pasta is cooked, 10-15 minutes. Add red kidney beans. Simmer 10 minutes until beans are heated through and flavours are blended.

Remove bay leaf before serving.