Sausage Pasta Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 lb sausage (lean breakfast type)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 celery rib, chopped
• 2 carrots, cut small
• 1 (15 ounce) tomato sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) tomatoes, diced
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 cup water
• 4 ounces uncooked pasta (choice)
• 1 1/2 cups water

Recipe

• 1 in a large dutch oven, saute onion and set aside. brown sausage and drain.
• 2 place sausage, onion, celery, carrots, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, sugar and 1 cup water in dutch oven. simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.
• 3 add pasta and 1 1/2 cups of water and cook until pasta is a la dente. (or you may add your leftover pasta and cook until just heated.) i have found that the sausage and tomatoes provide a large amount of salt. therefore, you will need to do a taste test to see if you want any salt added.
• 4 serve with crusty bread or crackers. enjoy!