Minestrone Soup with Sweet Sausage

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TOTAL TIME: 1 hr 50 min
Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 30 min
 
YIELD: 4 servings
LEVEL: Easy

ingredients

CHICKEN POACHING LIQUID:
  • One 4-pound whole chicken
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 carrots, quartered
  • 2 ribs celery, quartered
  • 1 lemon, sliced
  • 1 large onion, quartered with root end attached
  • A few black peppercorns
  • A few stems fresh rosemary
  • A few stems fresh thyme
  • Salt
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Directions

Heat 1 tablespoon EVOO in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the pasta and toast until deep golden, nutty and fragrant, then remove the pasta and reserve. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons EVOO and raise the heat a bit. Add the sausage and cook until browned, then transfer the sausage to a plate. Add the carrots, fennel, garlic and onions, and season with salt and pepper. Cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Return the sausage to the pot and add the beans and Chicken Poaching Liquid.

Using the large holes of a box grater, grate the tomatoes into the soup. Add the rosemary and thyme, and season with salt and pepper. Simmer the soup to combine the flavors. Return the soup to a boil, stir in the toasted pasta and cook until al dente.

Ladle the soup into shallow bowls and top with the cheese. Serve with ciabbatta rolls.

Cook's Note: If you are not serving the soup immediately, cool and store it in the refrigerator before adding the pasta. Return it to a boil and cook the pasta as directed.
Place the chicken in a pot and add the bay leaves, carrots, celery, lemons, onions, peppercorns, rosemary, thyme and some salt. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and poach the chicken for 1 hour. When the chicken is cool enough to handle, discard the skin and bones and separate the meat into bite-size pieces. Strain the stock and reserve.

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  • on September 14, 2012

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    This is really good! I omitted the fennel and garbanzo beans and it was great!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the poaching liquid with the lemon in it. I will always make it that way from now on. I love soup! My husband on the other hand is not a big soup lover, but he liked it too. (He, ofcourse thinks there should be steak and potatoes for every meal The flavor of this broth is amazing. I want to make it again but I still have some in the fridge! I like cooking the week in a day meals, even though I don't work. It is fun and the house smells wonderful!

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  • on February 22, 2012

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    Excellent. This makes a lot of soup, too. As the week went on, I added more water or broth to the mix to stretch it out even longer. The only thing I may change is to leave out the garbanzo beans - those are not my favorite. And I might puree a bit to turn this into a "stoup" next time, too. This one is a keeper!

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  • on January 30, 2012

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    This soup was amazing. I used spicy Italian sausage instead of sweet, and the real, homemade stock recipe as well ... and the lemon-ey background was just awesome in this soup. Totally making this one again.

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