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Slow Cooker Italian Sausage Noodle Soup

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 20 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 450 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 Large yellow onion, diced
  • 2 red bell peppers, diced
  • 2 yellow squash, diced
  • 2 zucchini, diced
  • 10 (2 lbs.) mild Italian sausage, casing removed
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar, or more to taste
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • 2 tbsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp red pepper flake
  • 6 oz. tomato paste
  • 8 cups chicken or beef stock
  • 45 oz. tomato sauce
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • grated Parmesan, for garnish
  • 4 cups small elbow macaroni (or 1/2 cup dried per serving)

Instructions

  1. Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil to a large stockpot. Add sausage without casing and cook on medium heat. Crumble apart with a spoon as it cooks. Once browned transfer to a 6 quart sized crock pot.

  2. Add another tbsp of olive oil to the pot and stir together the onion, bell pepper and squash. Cook until just soft, about 5-7 minutes.
  3. Stir in garlic, oregano, basil, thyme and red pepper flakes. Cook 1 minute until fragrant.
  4. Add tomato paste, stir and let melt together, about 2-3 minutes.
  5. Transfer the vegetable mixture to the crock pot.

  6. Add tomato sauce, balsamic vinegar and stock to the crock pot and stir to combine.

  7. Cook low for 8 hours or on high for 4-5 hours.

  8. Once ready to serve, prepare the noodles as directed on the package.

  9. Add a serving of cooked noodles to each bowl and ladle the soup over the noodles. Stir to combine.

  10. Garnish with grated Parmesan and enjoy!