Pizza Soup


Submitted By: Jennifer Kyte-Kuth

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup macaroni, uncooked
  • 3/4 cup onion, chopped
  • 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
  • 1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 2 cups tomato sauce
  • 2 teaspoons dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon ground fennel
  • 2 ounces mozzarella, shredded
  • * Add or delete to include your favorite pizza ingredients

    • Instructions


    In a large pot, cook macaroni in boiling water for 10 minutes or until tender; drain.
    Saute onion, mushrooms, green pepper, and garlic in olive oil until onion is transparent. Add beef broth, tomato sauce, basil, fennel, and cooked macaroni. Simmer 10 minutes. Mixture will thicken. Add water to achieve desired consistency.
    Ladle soup into bowl and top with mozzarella cheese and a pinch of basil. Serve with Italian breadsticks.
    Note: This soup also freezes well.