Hearty Italian Basil Sausage Soup

Hearty Italian Basil Sausage Soup

Ingredients for 16 servings

½ pound dried orecchiette pasta (or shells)
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (14.5 ounce) can fire roasted diced tomatoes
1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained (white beans)
1 pound mild Italian chicken sausage (or pork)
1 stalk celery
1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
2 cups fresh basil leaves, rough chopped
3 carrots
8 cups chicken broth (or 8 cups water and 4 Tbsp chicken bouillion)
Directions

Heat a 12 quart pot over medium high heat.  Add olive oil and sausage.  Peel and chop carrots, add to pot.  Wash and chop celery.  Cook sausage until browned on each side and stir vegetables.  Once sausage is browned on each side remove from pot and add all remaining ingredients except pasta and basil.  Bring soup to a boil.

Meanwhile slice sausage into coins and add to soup.  Once soup comes to a boil add pasta and basil.  Cook until pasta is cooked through stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.

Serve and enjoy!

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