Recipes: Soups and Salads

Smoked Sausage Minestrone

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  A quick-and-easy soup featuring smoked sausage, zucchini, stewed tomatoes and macaroni.

  Prep Time: 20 minutes

  
  

  Total Time: 20 minutes

  
  

  Makes 4

  
  
  

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  Ingredients
  4 ounces (1/4 of 16-ounce package Eckrich® Smoked Sausage, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
  1 can (14.5 ounces) chicken broth
  1 cup water
  1 medium zucchini, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
  1/2 cup small shell macaroni, uncooked
  1 can (8 ounces) stewed tomatoes, undrained, cut up
  1 cup tomato-vegetable juice cocktail
  3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  Directions
  

  1. Combine broth and water in large saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Add zucchini and macaroni. Return to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cook 8 minutes, or until macaroni is tender, stirring occasionally.
  2. Stir in sausage, tomatoes with their juice and the tomato juice cocktail; cook 5 minutes, or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
  3. Sprinkle with cheese just before serving.