Dinner | Tags: Italian, soup
Good Thursday everyone! The folks at Mezzetta Napa Valley Bistro Pasta Sauce sent me some of their wonderful sauces to try. Let me tell you they are incredible! So incredible that I used one to create this zippity do da soup that’s done in practically no time at all.
If you are looking for a quick weeknight dinner that won’t keep you in the kitchen long (I hope you can handle 10 minutes), you’ll love this. I’m not just saying that this soup tastes like it’s been simmering all day, it really does. My whole family had the entire pot eaten without any leftovers the next day. I even caught my 3 year old picking up his bowl to drink the very last drop. Trust me this one is tasty! Make sure to enjoy this soup with some good garlic bread and a salad too.
Creamy Tomato Basil and Italian Sausage Soup2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 lb Italian Sausage
10 fresh basil leaves, chiffonade (stacked, rolled and thinly sliced)
1 26 oz jar of your favorite pasta sauce or homemade sauce (click red link to see the Mezzetta sauce I used)
1 Cup water
1 1/2 Cups half and half
Pinch of salt and pepper
1. Place olive oil into a medium sized dutch oven over medium heat. Cook sausage until browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in basil leaves, pasta sauce, water, half and half, salt and pepper. Cook until warm then reduce heat to low. Simmer until ready to serve. It’s that easy!
4 servings
After we enjoyed our soup, we had a fun little family night where I had little cakes for the boys to decorate and here’s a glimpse of how the night turned out. A total mess thanks to the above big kid himself. You better believe when the boys saw Dad do it, there was no stopping them. So much for the decorating! I couldn’t help but snap some pics of these cake mangling goofballs.
Have a great rest of the week. Happy Cooking!
The soup sounds easy and tasty! Such a cute family!
Yummy, I’ld have to make this all the time if my hubby finds out it only took 10 minutes!
OMG that sounds soooo yummy! Whata messy group you had. I know how you feel, I have 3 boys and a husband. They keep me on my toes!
Great soup! Love that is so easy! And I love the fun photos, looks like everyone had a good time!
Sure why not! Everyone needs a good messy cake night! Now that sounds like fun.
Love the soup too, well, anything with italian sausage gets my vote.
Oh, that sounds so good! I just got my package of their sauces as well.
Those pictures are adorable! Love that your husband was the ringleader of the fun!
That soup looks very tasty…
So easy and so good! This looks delicious!
Your soup really look delicious Jeanny, sounds very easy as well.
Cheers,
elra
Great sounding recipe. Boy, that little one is a spitting image of you….how adorable.
That soup looks wicked good, I love me some Italian sausage. Heh, sometimes you just have to eat cake with your hands.
This soup looks so delicious! I love creamy tomato soup, and adding sausage puts it over the top! Great pictures of your 3 men!!!
How funny!
We don’t have kids yet, but my husband walks by several times while I am in the kitchen (usually while I am baking) and “stealthily” sneaks a bit of this and that – oh! and he also has a sixth sense about the exact minute before the buzzer is going to ring, so he can be the official taste tester.
I love your blog, and I share the same love of cooking and love of family that you do. I have saved many of your recipes – thanks.
This is a great soup. So nice that you get to test their sauces.
I’m seriously so excited to make this soup. Thank you for posting the recipe!
This looks delicious! We made a good Italian Soup a while back, it’s on my blog, but creamy sounds so good! I’ll have to give it a try this week since it’s still snowing!
These pictures are awesome! So much fun!
NAOmni
thank you thank you thank you!!!! we just made this for dinner tonight…. it is officially my favorite soup EVER!!!!!!! my hubby and 2 1/2 year old agree!!!!!! i LOVE that it really was so FAST to make! my blog is private but you can email me at sweetexan04@hotmail.com
I woke up to a snowy morning here in Utah and saw your recipe this morning and knew I had to make it. It was SO easy and super yum. I even toasted up some garlic bread with parmesan cheese and it was a hit with the whole family. Thanks!!!
Jenny,
your boys (I mean all three!!) look like they had a blast!!!
Your soup looks super good!!!
-shannon
Totally going to make the soup now that it’s winter again in Utah. Just went out and got my mini cheesecake pan from WS finally. I can’t wait to play with it!
What an awesome soup! Love the cake fun.
What a nice simple soup. Great recipe!
You know, the cake mashing is also memory making. Some of my best memories of my dad are of peapod fights, where we hurled handfuls of peapods around the room and at each other while shelling gallons of peas. Your boys are so going to remember the night Daddy mashed the cake and they got to do it, too!
Fun times! Yummy soup.
I can not wait to make this soup!
OMG, your boys really do have a lot of you in them!!!!!!! I see you’re married to a big kid too. That’s a good thing!!!!!
The soup was so yummy! I substituted with Turkey Italian sausage and I used that brands creamy marinara.. amazingly good .. and really 10 minutes!!!!
I just made this soup tonight and it’s amazing! I wasn’t sure it was gonna REALLY turn out ya know? it’s too simple! well now it’s be a favorite keeper recipe!
THANK YOU!
Just wanted to say Thank You so much for taking the time to blog your yummy recipes! I’ve been following your blog since your early days and have tried so many recipes starting with your Superbowl menu. I’ve been making this soup once a week (sometimes even twice) since you’ve shared it! My family & friends just can’t get enough of it!
This soup is delicious and filling. It comes out looking exactly like the picture.