Italian Rustic Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Crumble sausage into a Dutch oven; add onion. Cook and stir over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the broth, water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil., Add tortellini; return to a boil. Cook for 5-8 minutes or until almost tender, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; add the spinach, basil, pepper and pepper flakes. Cook 2-3 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted and tortellini are tender. Serve with cheese if desired.Freeze option: Place individual portions of cooled soup in freezer containers and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add broth if necessary.

Steps:

• 1. Combine onion, potatoes, and sausage in large skillet and cook over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink. Season with salt, pepper and italian seasoning.
• 2. Add minced garlic, beans, tomatoes and mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes.
• 3. Add broth to a slow cooker and contents of the skillet. Cook on low heat for about 4 hours. Add the spinach and tortellini and let cook for about 30 more minutes. Garnish with parmesan cheese, if desired.

Steps:

• In a 4-quart heavy pot or Dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium-high. Add onion, carrot, and cabbage and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add marinara sauce and chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add zucchini, reduce heat to a rapid simmer, and cook until vegetables are tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Add cannellini beans and simmer until beans are heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Divide soup among four bowls and top with Parmesan cheese, if desired.

Steps:

• Crumble sausage into a Dutch oven; add onion.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until meat is no longer pink.
• Add garlic; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.
• Add the broth, water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil.
• Stir in tortellini; return to a boil.
• Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-8 minutes or until tortellini are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add the spinach, basil, pepper and pepper flakes; cook 2 - 3 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted.
• Serve with cheese if desired.

Steps:

• Cook elbows according to package directions; drain (al dente is the best).
• Heat oil in 4-quart Dutch oven or large pot.
• Add spinach (or Escarole) onion and garlic; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes or until onion is tender.
• Add remaining ingredients except cheese; heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in cooked elbows and simmer 5 more minutes.
• Ladle in bowls and sprinkle with cheese.
• Serve with warm crusty Italian bread.