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Tuscan Peasant Soup

List of Ingredients



4 Mild Italian sausages (or Turkey Sausage)
1 Celery stalk with leaves, diced
3 Zucchini, thinly sliced
1 Small Onion
3 c Beef stock
1 cn Tomato sauce (8-oz)
2 t Fresh basil; chopped or 1/2 dry
Salt and pepper to taste
Grated Parmesan or Romano



Recipe


Slice sausages 1/2" thick. Using a large saucepan, brown sausages. (If turkey, spray pan first with vegetable spray.) Pour off any fat. Add celery, zucchini and onion. Saute 2 minutes, stirring. Put stock, tomato sauce and basil into
crockpot and mix. Heat on high for 30 minutes. Add sausage-vegetable mixture to pot. Turn to low and cook 2-3 hours. Salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls and garnish with grated cheese.