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Tuscany peasant soup

Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients:

• 4 Italian sausages; mild (pref
• 1 Celery; inner stalk diced
• 3 Zucchini; medium thinly sli
• 1 Onion; small
• 3 c Beef stock
• 1 cn Tomato sauce (8-oz)
• 2 ts Fresh basil; chopped or 1/2
• 1 Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 Parmesan; grated or Roomano

Instructions:

Slice sausages 1/2" thick. Using a large saucepan brown sausages. (If turkey spray pan first with vegetable spray.) Pour off any fat. Add celery zucchini and onion. Saute 2 minutes stirring. Put stock tomato sauce and basil into crockery pot and mix. Heat on high (300) for 30 minutes. Add sausage-vegetable mixture to crockery pot. Turn to low and cook 2-3 hours. Salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls and garnish with grated cheese. Serve this hearty soup accompanied by garlic-buttered toasted French bread. Italian sausages made of turkey meat can be substituted and make this a perfect low fat meal. From Extra-Special Crockery Pot Recipes

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