Zucchini Potato Italian Sausage Soup

I used mild Italian sausage but you can use the spicy sausage if you like. I used mild because I want to be able to control how much chili pepper flakes I’d like to add to the soup. This is a hearty and very comforting soup.

Ingredients

1 lb. mild or spicy Italian sausage, without casings

2 medium size potatoes, peeled, cut into cubes

2 medium size zucchini, cut into bite sized pieces

1 15 oz diced tomatoes, or 4 diced fresh tomatoes

1 carrot, cut into thin strips

1 bell pepper, deseeded cut into bite sized pieces

4 garlic cloves, minced

1 onion, sliced

4 stalks celery, sliced

1/4 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes, add more if you want more heat

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon dried basil

1 tablespoon dried thyme

1 1/2 cups chicken broth

handful of fresh basil

salt to taste

Instructions

-1. Heat a soup pot with oil. Sauté garlic and onion, season with salt and red chili pepper flakes.

-2. Add the Italian sausage and cook for 2 minutes or until there’s no more pink. Constantly stirring until the sausage is fully cooked.

-3. Add all the vegetables, stir to combine, add the dried herbs, tomato paste, and diced tomatoes.

4. Add the chicken broth, stir together, cover, simmer for 1-2 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.

-5. Add Parmesan cheese, stir to combine, add the fresh basil. Remove from the heat and serve while hot.

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