Microwave Sausage And Clam Soup Recipes

SAUSAGE AND CLAM SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, turning, until browned, about 4 minutes. Add the onion, garlic and red pepper flakes and cook until the onion is soft, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in the orange juice concentrate, kale and 3 cups water. Add the tomatoes and break them into chunks with a spoon. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until thickened, about 30 minutes.
• Add the beans and clams. Return to a boil over high heat, cover and cook until the clams open, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in the vinegar and serve with bread.

MICROWAVE CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In covered 2-qt. microwave-safe dish, cook bacon on high for 2-3 minutes or until crisp. Remove with slotted spoon to drain; set aside. Drain clam juice into the drippings. Stir in potatoes and onion. Cover and cook on high for 5-7 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring once or twice. Stir flour into 1/4 cup of milk; add to potato mixture. Stir in salt, pepper and remaining milk. Cover and cook on medium for 3-1/2 minutes, stirring once or twice. Let stand for 3-5 minutes. Stir in clams and butter. Garnish with bacon and parsley.

MICROWAVE SAUSAGE AND CLAM SOUP

Steps:

• In a large microwave-safe dish, microwave sausage 5 minutes on high, until no longer pink. Remove sausage from dish. Stir garlic and olive oil into sausage drippings and microwave 1 minute. Stir in onion, bell pepper, parsley and basil and microwave 4 minutes, until just tender.
• Stir in the mushrooms and cook 2 minutes. Then stir in the tomatoes, wine and reserved clam juice. Cover and cook 10 minutes, stirring once.
• Stir in the sausage and cook 5 minutes more. Let stand 5 minutes before stirring in the clams and salt. Serve hot.

CLAM & SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large sauce pan with oil, saute garlic, sausage and mushrooms.
• Stir in tomatoes, clam juice, and clams.
• Bring to a boil.
• Spoon into bowls; top with garlic croutons if desired.

SPICY SAUSAGE AND CLAM SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy kettle cook the onion, the celery, the carrots, and the garlic in the oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until the vegetables are softened, stir in the tomatoes, the clam juice, the water, and the red pepper flakes, and simmer the mixture, covered, for 3 minutes. In a heavy skillet brown the kielbasa in batches over moderate heat, transferring it as it is browned to paper towels to drain. To the tomato mixture add the clams and boil them, covered, for 3 to 6 minutes, transferring them as they are opened to a bowl. Discard any unopened clams and return the opened ones to the tomato mixture. Stir in the kielbasa, the parsley, and salt to taste and heat the soup until it is hot.
• To clean hard-shelled clams:
• Scrub the clams thoroughly with a stiff brush under cold water discarding any that have cracked shells or that are not shut tightly.

CLAM AND SAUSAGE CHOWDER

Steps:

• Scrub, scrub, scrub and wash fresh clams in shells; set aside--throw out any that are opened.
• In a large pot, cook the sausage over medium heat until browned; transfer to a paper towel lined plate to drain; set aside.
• Add the olive oil to the pot; saute the onion and garlic over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until soft and tender.
• Add potatoes, corn, clam juice, water, fennel seed, and cayenne.
• Bring to a boil; cover, lower heat and simmer 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Add in tomatoes; stir to combine.
• Remove 2 cups potato mixture and transfer to the container of an electric blender.
• Process until smooth and return mixture to the pot.
• Bring to a boil; add clams; cover, lower heat and simmer 4-5 minutes or until clam shells open (Throw out any that do not open).
• Add in sausage and parsley; stir and cook until heated; season with salt/pepper if needed.
• Serve.