Italian Rustico Soup Recipes

ITALIAN RUSTICO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook elbows according to package directions; drain (al dente is the best).
• Heat oil in 4-quart Dutch oven or large pot.
• Add spinach (or Escarole) onion and garlic; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes or until onion is tender.
• Add remaining ingredients except cheese; heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in cooked elbows and simmer 5 more minutes.
• Ladle in bowls and sprinkle with cheese.
• Serve with warm crusty Italian bread.

RUSTIC ITALIAN SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Remove stem and seeds from the 3 bell peppers. Cut in half. Cut carrots in half, and cut the half of onion into quarters. Place all the veggies including garlic on a baking sheet. LEAVE skin on garlic. Drizzle the carrots with a little olive oil. Bake at 350° for 30-40 min.
• 2. Put veggies (skin removed from garlic) into food processor and puree.
• 3. Grate 8 oz. of Romano cheese.
• 4. Brown sausage in large soup pot, add 2 tsp of Mrs. Dash tomato and basil to sausage as it cooks.
• 5. Once browned add 1/2- 3/4 c. of flour to sausage and stir till absorbed.
• 6. Add 4 c of chicken stock to sausage a little at a time to thicken soup.
• 7. Add puree,cheese and pepper flakes to soup and simmer for about 20 min.

RUSTIC ITALIAN TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Crumble sausage into a Dutch oven; add onion.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until meat is no longer pink.
• Add garlic; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.
• Add the broth, water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil.
• Stir in tortellini; return to a boil.
• Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-8 minutes or until tortellini are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add the spinach, basil, pepper and pepper flakes; cook 2 - 3 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted.
• Serve with cheese if desired.

RUSTIC ITALIAN TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Crumble sausage into a Dutch oven; add onion. Cook and stir over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the broth, water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil., Add tortellini; return to a boil. Cook for 5-8 minutes or until almost tender, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; add the spinach, basil, pepper and pepper flakes. Cook 2-3 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted and tortellini are tender. Serve with cheese if desired.Freeze option: Place individual portions of cooled soup in freezer containers and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add broth if necessary.

RUSTIC ITALIAN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add celery, carrots, onion, garlic and bay leaf. Season it with salt and pepper. Cook for about 2-3 minutes and add chicken stock.
• Add squash and cook until tender. Add spinach and simmer.
• In sauté pan, heat oil and cook chicken at medium-high heat until cooked through. Add to soup.
• In pasta pot, cook tortellini according to package directions. Drain and add to soup.
• Add tomato sauce and both cans of beans to cook through. About 4-5 minutes.
• Cut pita into wedges. Sprinkle Parmesan over evenly. Broil until golden brown.
• Ladle a portion of soup in a bowl and garnish with some Parmesan pita chips.