HEARTY ITALIAN RATATOUILLE SOUP

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Make and share this Hearty Italian Ratatouille Soup recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Sarah_Star

Categories     Beans

Time 35m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 large onion
1 lb mild Italian sausage
1 cup zucchini, sliced quartered lengthwise
1 cup yellow squash, sliced quartered lengthwise
1 small eggplant, 1-inch cubed
1 red bell pepper, 1-inch pieces
1 cup portabella mushroom
2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth
2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
salt, pepper to taste
1 tablespoon fresh basil

Steps:

  • Heat olive oil in large pot, and saute onion.
  • Remove casings from Italian sausage and cut up into 1 inch pieces, add to pan.
  • Cook sausage until brown about 10 minutes, remove from pan and drain half the fat.
  • Add the zucchini, squash, eggplant, red pepper, mushrooms and salt and pepper. Cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the chicken broth, stewed tomatoes, and sausage to the pot, and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to medium/low - low to a simmer for 20-25 minutes until vegetables are tender and sausage is cooked through.
  • Stir in fresh basil in last 5 minutes.
  • You can reduce the fat and calories by using a turkey based sausage, or make this a vegetarian dish by using a soy/tofu sausage or even garbanzo beans.

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