Food Hussy Recipe: Healthy Sausage & Vegetable Soup

I came across this recipe for Weight Loss Soup and it looked pretty good but I wanted to jazz it up a bit to suit my needs. The thing is – I love lots of STUFF in my vegetable soup – so I added some items. It was interesting to see some of the “weight loss” properties in the ingredients: (from SkipToMyLou.com)

• Tomatoes are rich in vitamin C and other natural acids that help your liver break down fat faster.
• Beans can stabilize blood sugar which reduces the amount of fat storage hormones our bodies make.
• Onions are loaded with chromium,  which also helps with fat storage hormones.
• Garlic might actually keep pre-fat cells turning into fat cells.
• Mushrooms provide protein, vitamin C and iron.
• Bell peppers contain  beta-carotene, which gives you antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits

The rest of the soup came together with what was in my fridge – mushrooms are a must! I also had carrots, onions, black beans and tomatoes. Then I added ditalini pasta – it’s my favorite for a soup. It’s bite sized and no awkward biting off of super long noodles. And can I tell you – it took less than 30 minutes to make!!

What emerged was a delicious and hearty vegetable soup! Here’s one tip as well – when I make soup and add the pasta in – it soaks up all of the liquid! So a couple of helpful ideas for this:

1. Always buy extra V8 juice! It’s my secret weapon for tomato-based soups – if it gets thick – add a little more V8! And take a swig while you’re at it – that stuff is fantastic for you!
2. Cook the pasta separately and just add it in before you serve it! Especially great if you have leftovers – save that pasta out in a bag and add it before you serve. This way the pasta doesn’t have time to soak up all the liquid.

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Healthy Sausage & Vegetable Soup

prep time: 5 MINScook time: 25 MINStotal time: 30 mins

I love a hearty, chunky soup and this hits the spot!

ingredients:

• 1 lb Bob Evans original pork sausage (sub the Zesty Hot if you like it spicy!)
• 1 small onion, diced
• 4 Tablespoons garlic, minced
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 8 oz button mushrooms, sliced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 1 – 14 oz can of diced tomatoes
• 4 cups V8 juice
• 1 – 14 oz can of black beans, drained & rinsed
• 1 Tablespoon cumin

instructions:

1. In a large pot, brown pork sausage.
2. Add in onion, garlic, pepper, mushrooms and carrots and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer 15 minutes.
3. This soup freezes really well.

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