Spice It Up Soup Recipe

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Turkey Italian sausage and jalapeno peppers add kick to this chunky soup. "The original recipe called for a lot of butter and three cooking pots. I eliminated the butter and tossed the ingredients together in just one pot," says Guyla Cooper from Enville, Tennessee. "My husband really enjoys this meaty soup, so I make plenty and freeze what's left over in individual servings for his lunches."

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Spice It Up Soup Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 40 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

1 pound uncooked hot turkey Italian sausage links, sliced
1/2 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
1 large onion, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) beef broth
2 cups water
2 cups fresh or frozen corn
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
1 cup diced carrots
1/3 cup minced fresh cilantro
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

Directions

In a Dutch oven, cook the sausage, beef, onion and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain.
Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30-40 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Yield: 8 servings (2-1/2 quarts).

Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1-1/3 cups) equals 222 calories, 9 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 41 mg cholesterol, 1,153 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 18 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1 starch, 1/2 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Spice It Up Soup in Light & Tasty April/May 2002, p54