Italian Sausage Soup – it’s a perfectly seasoned, richly flavored soup that’s made with Italian seasoned pork sausage, filling orzo pasta, lots of tender fresh vegetables and plenty of herbs and garlic to season. In other words you’ll get plenty of rich and meaty, herbaceous flavor in every spoonful!
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb. Italian sausage (mild or hot as preferred)
- 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion (1 medium)
- 1 cup diced carrots (2 medium)
- 3/4 cup sliced celery (2 ribs)
- 3/4 cup diced bell pepper (1 small)
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic (3 cloves)
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth, then more as desired to thin
- 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
- 1 (14.5 oz) can petite diced tomatoes
- 1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 3/4 cup dry orzo pasta
- 3 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh basil (optional)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper