Supreme Pizza Soup

By ccavaletti

Ingredients

• 1 lb sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
• 1 (6 oz) pkg stick pepperoni, chopped
• 1 (6 oz) pkg Canadian bacon, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (8 oz) pkg baby portobello mushrooms, quartered
• 1 Tbsp bottled minced garlic
• 1 (32 oz) carton chicken broth
• 1 (28 oz) can tomato sauce
• 2 (14.5 oz) cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes
• 2 dried bay leaves
• 1 Tbsp dried Italian seasoning
• 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper

Preparation

Step 1

In a large Dutch oven, cook sausage, pepperoni, and Canadian bacon over medium heat, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes or until sausage is browned and crumble. Remove and drain sausage mixture, reserving 1 Tbsp drippings in pan.

Add onion and next 3 ingredients; cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, for 8 minutes or until tender.

Stir in broth, and the remaining ingredients, and sausage mixture; bring to a boil.

Reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes. Discard bay leaves, and serve.

From Cooking with Paula Deen, December 2014.