Italian Sausage and Bean Soup

I made this fabulous soup for dinner last night. Italian Sausage and Bean soup and it tasted so good. I am having a bowl for lunch, as I type!! I served it with corn bread muffins. It was so satisfying!!

Re: Italian Sausage and Bean Soup

Sounds great! Could you post the recipe you used?

Re: Italian Sausage and Bean Soup

Italian Sausage and Bean Soup

1 pound Italian bulk or link sausage, sweet or hot

1 tablespoon butter

1 cup onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1 cup celery, diced

1 cup carrots, diced

2 cups potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch cubes

6 cups chicken broth

1 (15 1/2 ounce ) can kidney beans

1 (15 1/2 ounce) can Italian-style stewed tomatoes

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/2 tsp crushed red pepper

1 tsp chili powder

Preparations:

Brown sausage in a deep skillet or saucepan over medium heat, remove and drain well. If using link sasage, cut into bite-sized pieces.

Melt butter in the same pan and saute onion and garlic for 2 mins. Add celery and carrots and saute until onion is tender, about 2 mins. Return sausage to saucepan and add remaining ingredients. COver and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 1 hour.

Serves 6

Re: Italian Sausage and Bean Soup

yummmmmmm!