ITALIAN SKI LODGE SOUP

ITALIAN SKI LODGE SOUP image

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 pound sweet, Italian sausage.
2-3 carrots, peeled, chopped into chunks, and steamed till fully cooked in a microwave.
1 bag/box of potato gnocche.
12 ounce can of cooked chicken breast.
1 large can of chicken stock.
1 jar of alfredo.
1 medium onion,cleaned, peeled, chopped.
1 teaspoon dry, sweet basil.
1/4 teaspoon Garlic.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Olive Oil.

Steps:

Bring several cups of water to a boil, and cook two to three cups of frozen potato gnocche (or make your own). When gnocche are all floating, remove from heat and remove gnocche from water. (Retain some water from gnocche in case you want to add water to soup at end. Using a straining ladle is useful for this.) Cook onion in large stew pot in olive oil until tender with crumbled Italian sausage. Add sweet basil and garlic powder (or a couple of chopped cloves of garlic). Add carrots. Add chicken stock. Add alfredo. Add gnocche. Season with salt and pepper to taste. If you prefer to reduce consistency, add some of the pasta water in which the gnocche was cooked.