Sausage and eggplant soup is a wonderful soup recipe to make because it’s full of flavor and a very hearty meal in a bowl {with a buttery crusty bread}. It’s freezes well if you have any leftovers.
Sausage and Eggplant Soup
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Sausage Minestrone Soup
This is a hearty soup year round. It’s full of vegetables and just enough meat to make it into a meal. The recipe is quite forgiving; adding or taking away certain vegetables will not ruin the soup. The pesto is a key ingredient, do not forget to add it. I used the Trader Joe’s brand, Trader Giotto’s Pesto alla Genovese, basil pesto. Any pesto left, freeze it (in Tablespoon amount) to be used later.
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Ingredients
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…Ingredients
- 12-16 oz sausage (mild or spicy)
- 3 Tablespoons good olive oil + 2 teaspoons
- 2 Tablespoons pesto
- 2 cups onions, sliced
- 2 cups fennel bulb, sliced
- 1 cup celery, sliced
- 1 cup carrots sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup yellow/green zucchini, sliced
- 1 can (15 oz) kidney beans drained and rinsed (or cannelloni or black beans)
- 1 can (15 oz) diced tomatoes in juice
- 4- 8 cups (7-14 oz) kale, coarsely chopped green leaves without the center stalk
- 6 – 8 cups chicken broth
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Garnish with parmesan cheese .
Directions
Step1: Brown sausage in a large pot over medium-high heat; transfer to a bowl. Step 2: In the same large pot over medium-high heat, add 3 Tablespoons olive oil, garlic, onion, fennel, celery and carrot; cook until soft, about 10 minutes. Step 3: Add broth, diced tomatoes and cooked sausage, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, for 10-15 minutes. Step 4 & 5: Add beans, pesto, kale, salt and pepper, and simmer 5 minutes.
Step 6: Saute zucchini in 2 teaspoons olive oil in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. *Note: I like to add cooked zucchini pieces when serving to keep them firm.
Garnish with parmesan cheese
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~ enjoy ~
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(this is a slight variation of Cuisine at Home recipe, Tuscan Minestrone soup) ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
posted by: Bill & Kay 1
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