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Potato and Sausage Soup

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time3 hours
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: comfort food, crockpot, Dutch oven, easy, potatoes, slow cooker, soup
Servings: 6 people

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs. potatoes diced
  • 4 carrots sliced
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 1 green bell pepper diced
  • 1 sweet onion sliced and diced
  • 6 cloves of garlic minced
  • 2 13 oz packs of andouille sausage sliced
  • 2 10 oz cans diced tomatoes and green chilies
  • 1 12 oz jar of Sofrito
  • 6 oz tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp chicken bouillon
  • black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Start out by slicing up 4 large carrots. Then dice 1 large red bell pepper, and 1 large green bell pepper. Next, slice and dice a large sweet onion. Finally, mince up about 5-6 cloves of fresh garlic.
  • As you cut each one, go ahead and dump it into the pot, slow cooker, or Dutch oven you are using.
  • We can cut up our potatoes. I used russet potatoes for this stew (I had a bunch in the pantry). You can use white potatoes if you’d like a firmer and chunkier potato in the end. I don’t mind russets because due to the extra starch content, they break down some, but add nicely to the thickness of the stew. It’s all about preference.
  • I toss those in and then like to give the pot a nice shake (with the lid on) to mix it all around. If using a heavier pot, slow cooker, or Dutch oven, you can wait until you add the water to mix it all thoroughly.
  •  Slice up 2 - 13 oz packs of andouille sausage, then sauté in a cast iron skillet over medium heat until they start to brown and singe a bit. Add them to the pot.
  • Go ahead and dump 2 cans of diced tomatoes and green chilies, 1 jar of Sofrito, 6 ounces of tomato paste, and about 2 tbsp of chicken bouillon (4-6 cubes will be fine). I like to rinse out the Sofrito jar with water to make sure I get all that delicious goodness out. Add some black pepper to your taste as well. Give everything a good stir and top it off with water (about 1-2 inches above your ingredients in the pot).
  • Bring it to a good boil, reduce heat and simmer covered for a few hours (2-3 hours or until potatoes are tender). The sausage will rise to the top, but it’s okay.
  • Let rest, or scoop yourself a bowl out, add a little cheese and enjoy! It pairs well with a nice crusty, toasted loaf of bread!