Zesty Crockpot Italian Pasta Soup
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Recipe type: Soup
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 pound bulk Italian Sausage (Browned and drained)
  • 3 Cups of Beef Broth
  • 1 Cup Water
  • 1 28 ounce can of diced tomatoes
  • 1 6 ounce can of tomato paste
  • ½ cup onion, chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 4 - 5 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 Tablespoon of dried parsley
  • 1 Tablespoon of dried basil
  • 2 Cups uncooked shell pasta (whole wheat preferred)
  • 1 Cup of additional Water
  • Optional: Top with shredded Mozzarella cheese or grated Parmesan.
Instructions
  1. Mix Tomatoes and Tomato Paste in the crockpot.
  2. Stir in cooked Italian Sausage.
  3. Add Broth, Water, Onion, Garlic, Basil, Parsley, Salt and Pepper.
  4. Cook on LOW for 7 - 8 hours or HIGH for 4 - 5 hours.
  5. At the end of the cook time, add Pasta and 1 Cup of Water.
  6. Stir to combine pasta.
  7. Let Cook for an additional 30 minutes
Notes
We recommend organic ingredients where available.
This feeds my family of 5 to 6 and we have lots of leftovers. If you would like to stretch it further or like it with more soup broth, extra water or beef broth can be added.
Recipe by Juggling Real Food and Real Life at https://jugglingrealfoodandreallife.com/2013/09/zesty-crockpot-italian-pasta-soup_23.html