Italian Knife-and-fork Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb sweet italian sausage
• 1/2 lb hot italian sausage
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 potatoes
• 1 red pepper
• 1 green pepper
• 1 red onion
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon rosemary
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 3/4 cup tomato paste
• 4 green onions, minced
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 cup crouton

Recipe

• 1 slice both kinds of sausage. combine with 1/4 cup water in a large saucepan. simmer, covered, 4 minutes. drain.
• 2 brown the sausage in the saucepan. remove, discard drippings, and wipe pan clean with a paper towel.
• 3 slice the potatoes thinly. cut the red and green peppers into thin strips. chop the onion.
• 4 heat the olive oil in the saucepan. saute the potatoes, peppers, onion, garlic, oregano, and rosemary in hot oil for 5 minutes.
• 5 stir in the chicken stock, tomato paste, 1/4 cup water, and sausage. cook, covered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. season with salt and pepper.
• 6 to serve, ladle into soup bowls and top with green onion, parmesan cheese, and croutons.