Italian Sausage and Zucchini Soup

Ingredients

• 5 hot Italian sausage links 19.5 oz., I used turkey Italian sausage
• olive oil for browning sausage
• 1 onion small, diced
• 1 tablespoon fresh garlic finely chopped, or garlic puree
• 2 cups zucchini diced, see instructions below
• 6 cups homemade chicken stock or 4 cans chicken broth, reduced slightly
• 3 cups tomatoes frozen slow-roasted, or 2 cans diced tomatoes with juice
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 cup macaroni Dreamfield's, or whole wheat macaroni
• 3 tablespoons fresh basil minced, optional, or you can use frozen basil
• freshly grated Parmesan for topping soup

Nutrition

• Calories : 560 calories
• Carbohydrate : 31 grams
• Cholesterol : 85 milligrams
• Fat : 37 grams
• Fiber : 2 grams
• Protein : 26 grams
• SaturatedFat : 12 grams
• Sodium : 1120 milligrams
• Sugar : 10 grams