Chicken Sausage, Pepper and Onion Stoup with Tomato-Basil Gobble-'Ums

Thinner than a stew, but thicker than a soup...it's a stoup! Braised sausages in a thick pepper and onion soup with cubed sundried tomato and basil garlic bread on top make for a delish dish! Serve with a tossed green salad dressed with oil and vinegar.

by Rachael Ray | on 11/21/07
Chicken Sausage, Pepper and Onion Stoup with Tomato-Basil Gobble-'Ums
Photo credit: Tina Rupp

Ingredients

  • 8 links fresh chicken sausages or packaged chicken sausages in an Italian or Mediterranean flavor
  • 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), divided
  • 1 large onion, quartered lengthwise, then thinly sliced
  • 2 cubanelle peppers, seeded and thinly sliced
  • 2 red bell peppers, seeded, quartered lengthwise and thinly sliced
  • 4-5 cups frozen shredded potatoes 
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 can chunky-style crushed or diced tomatoes (28 ounces)
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 2 cloves garlic, cracked from skins and grated
  • 4 tablespoons softened butter
  • 3-4 tablespoons sundried tomato paste
  • 1 cup basil leaves (20 leaves), thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, plus some to pass at the table
  • 1/2 loaf good quality Italian bread or a long crusty loaf of whole grain bread, split lengthwise
Serves 6

Preparation

Pre-heat the oven to 425°F.

In a high-sided skillet, arrange the sausages, then add about 1/2-inch water and a healthy drizzle of EVOO, about 1 tablespoon. Place the sausages over medium-high heat, allow the liquids to come to a boil and evaporate, then roll the sausages around to crisp the casings, 18-20 minutes total. You’ll need a little less water and the process will go faster for fully cooked packaged chicken sausage. 

While the sausage cooks, heat a medium soup pot over medium-high heat with the remaining EVOO, 3 tablespoons. Add the onion, peppers and potatoes, season with salt and pepper and sauté for 7-8 minutes until the onion and peppers begin to soften and the potatoes become lightly golden at edges. Add the tomatoes, stir in the chicken stock and bring the stoup to a bubble, then reduce the heat to medium-low, a simmer. If the stoup is too thick, add some water to thin it out a bit to your taste. The consistency should be between a soup and stew.

Combine the garlic, butter, sundried tomato paste, basil and cheese. Slather the bread with the spread and cube it into large, bite-size pieces. Arrange the Gobble-Ums on a baking sheet and bake for 5-7 minutes, until toasted.

Cut the sausages up and place the equivalent of 1 1/2 sausages into each of six soup bowls and cover with stoup. Top with a few Gobble-Ums and serve with tossed greens dressed with oil and vinegar.  

This is one of many "Yum-o!" recipes – it's good and good for you. To find out more about Yum-o!, Rachael's nonprofit organization, go to www.yum-o.org.

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soups and stoups dinner lunch cheese poultry vegetables potatoes 30 Minute Meals sauté simmer Yum-o! Family-Friendly
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