Italian Sausage and Veggie Soup

Italian Sausage and Veggie Soup is a bold, rich, flavorful, hearty soup made with Italian sausage, ditalini, cannellini beans, kidney beans, zucchini, carrots, celery, onions, and aromatics. Making it super satisfying and cozy to eat.

If you like Minestrone, you will love this Italian-American Soup. It’s packed with various vegetables, beans, pasta, and mild Italian sausage in a rich broth. It’s perfect for using your garden’s fresh veggies or reputable organic frozen vegetables.

There’s something very satisfying about cleaning out your vegetable bin and making something delicious with those garden fresh veggies. Nothing makes me happier than knowing things aren’t going to waste in my refrigerator.

I also love that you quickly look in your pantry and find most other ingredients without a hitch, such as canned beans, broth, canned tomatoes, and pasta. Add a few herbs from the spice cabinet, or head out to the herb garden and gather a few.

Next, pop in your refrigerator or freezer for that yummy Sweet or mild Italian Sausage. Or if you feeling feisty, make it with Hot Italian Sausage.

Worst case scenario, it’s off to the local market for a few ingredients.

Ingredients for Italian Sausage and Veggie Soup

1st Stage Ingredients 

• Sweet Italian sausage – may use a mild or hot sausage
• Olive oil– to saute the veggies in.
• Yellow onion– finely chopped or diced.
• Carrots– chopped or diced.
• Celery– diced or sliced.
• Garlic– finely minced.

 

Second Stage Ingredients 

• Organic Italian Green beans or regular fresh green beans.
• Organic Cannellini beans– drained and rinsed.
• Organic Red kidney beans– drained and rinsed.
• Zucchini– cubed or sliced.

 

Third Stage Ingredients 

• Chicken broth– regular or low-sodium.
• Organic tomato sauce.
• Organic diced tomatoes with basil.
• Dried oregano or fresh.
• Dried basil or fresh.
• Crushed red pepper flakes or a pinch of cayenne pepper.

 

Last Stage Ingredients 

• Ditalini pasta– may sub with any small pasta.
• Fresh parsley– do not use dried.
• Kosher salt and black pepper– to season.
• Freshly grated Parmesan cheese to serve.

 

The good news is that you only need minimal equipment once you get your ingredients sorted. Some may not even be necessary if you are a more experienced cook. I seldom use a measuring cup or measuring spoon when cooking. So, if you don’t have them or want to measure with your heart, feel free.

 

Equipment for Italian Sausage and Veggie Soup

• Cutting board – to chop, slice, and dice ingredients.
• Sharp Kitchen Knife-to chop, slice, and dice ingredients listed.
• Measuring cup– to measure ingredients.
• Measuring spoons– to measure spices.
• Dutch oven or soup pot – to make the recipe.
• Ladle or serving spoon– to serve the soup.

 

Look how hearty and flavorful this looks! It’s also so versatile to make. You can add almost any vegetable you have on hand. Fresh, frozen, or canned if need be. If you have fresh spinach, kale, cabbage, or any other favorite green, throw a few handfuls in! 

Can’t find ditalini pasta? Use any small pasta to substitute for it. Orzo, small shells, macaroni noodles, and pearl couscous work well in a pinch. Just be sure to add the cooked pasta to the end phase of the soup so that it doesn’t become soggy.

 

Tips and Tricks

1. Wash your hands- I shouldn’t have to mention this, but I will. *Wink*
2. Gather all equipment, ingredients, and your sanity.
3. Wash and prep all ingredients before getting started. Open all canned goods, drain, and rinse the beans. Set them to the side. Slice, dice, and chop all veggies that need this process.
4. If you don’t want to chop veggies, the market sells containers of chopped celery, onions, carrots, etc. Easy peasy.
5. Cook your pasta to the al dente stage at the very end in salted water. Drain the pasta, but do not rinse. If you plan to freeze the Italian Sausage and Veggie Soup, add the pasta at the final stage or before serving.
6. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 days or in an airtight freezer container for 2-3 months in your freezer.

NOTE: It is best if the pasta is not added before freezing.

 

 

Are you looking for a few other similar menu ideas?

• Italian Chicken Noodle Soup is made from organic chicken broth. The secret to the best Italian chicken noodle soup is rich, flavorful, simmered chicken broth.
• Italian Pasta and Bean soup is a comforting, super thick, and hearty soup made from organic cannellini beans, crushed organic tomatoes, celery, onion, garlic,  small pasta, herbs, and spices.
• Italian Sausage and Vegetable Soup is guaranteed to soothe your soul and fill your belly with warmth this fall, combining homemade Italian Sausage meatballs, a rich tomato, and vegetable soup-based fresh Italian-style vegetables and Italian herbs, and topped with Romano cheese.

 

 

 

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