Hearty Italian Soup Recipes

HEARTY ITALIAN CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven set over medium heat. Add the onion and crushed red pepper flakes and cook until the onions begin to soften, 5 minutes. Meanwhile, tie the parsley sprigs, lemon zest, and fennel tops together. Add the herb bundle, broth, 2 cups of water, and, if using, the cheese rind. Bring to a very gentle simmer and simmer until the chicken is just cooked through, about 8 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and set aside until cool enough to handle. Remove the meat from the bones in large strips, and set aside.
• 2. Meanwhile, add the sliced fennel, carrots, and celery to the broth and season with salt, to taste. Continue to simmer until the vegetables are just tender, 5 minutes. Stir in the noodles and cook until just al dente, about 5 minutes. Stir in the reserved chicken, baby spinach, and Parmesan until the chicken is heated through and the spinach is wilted. Discard the herb bundle and cheese rind. Stir in lemon juice, to taste. Ladle the soup into serving bowls and serve with additional Parmesan for passing.

HEARTY ITALIAN LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Place lentils in a pot with 3 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook 20 minutes or until tender. Drain and set aside.
• Bring rice and 1 1/3 cup water to boil in a pot. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. In a bowl, combine the ground beef, beaten egg, garlic, 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese, parsley, bread crumbs, salt, and pepper. Form ground beef mixture into 1 inch balls. Place meatballs in skillet and cook 5 minutes or until evenly brown.
• In a large pot, bring the tomato sauce and 4 cups water to a boil. Transfer the browned meatballs to the pot. Mix in cooked lentils and rice. Return to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese to serve.

HEARTY ITALIAN MEATBALL SOUP

Steps:

• Stir water, tomatoes, beef broth, and Italian seasoning together in a large pot; bring to a boil. Add meatballs, Italian-blend vegetables, and pasta to the pot. Return broth to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until the meatballs are heated through and the pasta is tender, about 10 minutes. Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with Parmesan cheese.

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Steps:

• Boil the chicken broth and add the pasta, cooking for 5-8 minutes.
• Pour the soup into a bowl.
• Top with olive oil and cheese.
• Serve with rosemary sprig.

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HEARTY ITALIAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, brown sausage, green pepper and onion; drain.
• Stir in remaining ingredients except macaroni and cheese.
• Cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Stir in macaroni; cover and simmer 15 minutes or until macaroni is tender.
• In each bowl, shred 1 piece of string cheese and pour soup over the top; repeat for remaining servings.
• This makes about (6) 1-1/3 cup servings.

HEARTY ITALIAN SOUP

Steps:

• In Dutch oven, brown sausage, green pepper, and onion. Drain.
• Stir in remaining ingredients except macaroni and cheese. Cover. Simmer 15 minutes.
• Stir in macaroni. Cover and simmer 10 to 12 minutes, until macaroni is tender.
• Top individual servings with cheese.

HEARTY ITALIAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook the sausage, onion and green pepper until sausage is browned; drain. Stir in the tomatoes, water, tomato sauce, sugar, bouillon and garlic powder. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. , Stir in macaroni. Cover and simmer 10-15 minutes longer or until macaroni is tender. Sprinkle with cheese.

HEARTY ITALIAN WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add potato and carrots; cook and stir 3 minutes. Add onion, celery, zucchini and jalapeno; cook and stir 3-4 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender., Stir in remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 12-15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add a little broth or water if necessary.

HEARTY ITALIAN SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Cook sausage and onions in large skillet on medium heat 8 min. or until sausage is evenly browned, stirring frequently and adding garlic for the last minute.
• Add broth, water, beans and tomatoes; mix well. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Add pasta; stir. Return to boil; simmer on medium-low heat 10 min. or until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
• Stir in kale; cover. Let stand 5 min. or until kale is slightly wilted. Serve topped with cheese.

HEARTY ITALIAN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in large stock pot. Add onions, carrots and celery; cook 5 minutes or until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add remaining ingredients; stir. Simmer 30 to 40 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally.