Sicilian sausage soup

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsSausage (sweet and hot); casing removed
1Onion; finely chopped
3Carrots; peeled and chopped
2Pieces celery; chopped small
Handful chopped parsley
1teaspoonDried sweet basil
½cupOrzo; (soupettes)
2cansItalian style peeled tomatoes; (16 oz.) break up with a fork
1canChicken broth salt and pepper to taste; (28 oz.)

Directions

Break up sausage in small pieces and brown in medium skillet in a little olive oil. Remove from skillet with slotted spoon and place in large saucepan (set aside). Saute the onion in sausage drippings until tender.

Remove onion and add with sausage. Break up tomatoes and add to sausage.

Add vegetables, chicken broth, basil to sausage mixture. Bring to a boil; cook over moderate heat for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to low simmer for 45 minutes. In separate pot, cook orzo until almost done. Drain water from orzo and add to sausage mixture. Simmer for additional 10 minutes.

Posted to recipelu-digest by "Diane Geary." <diane@...> on Feb 4, 1998