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Italian Sausage Soup

Ingredients

• 1 pound Italian sausage (remove casings, if present)
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 14-ounce cans reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 cup dried orzo or finely broken capellini pasta
• Finely shredded Parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions

1. Combine Italian sausage, onion, and garlic over medium heat.
2. Cook until sausage is cooked through, breaking up sausage into bite-size pieces.
3. Drain fat.
4. In a slow cooker combine carrot and celery.
5. Place sausage mixture on top of vegetables.
6. Mix in remaining ingredients except pasta and cheese.
7. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours.
8. If using low setting, turn to high setting.
9. Stir in pasta.
10. Cover and cook for 20 minutes.
11. Discard bay leaf.
12. Serve with cheese.

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