Pizza Soup with Pork Sausage

This soup is an absolute hit at our house!

Pizza Soup with Pork Sausage
Prep: 10 min, Cook: 20 min.

   * 1 lb. pork sausage
   * 1 cup onion, chopped
   * 1 cup red bell pepper, chopped
   * 2 ounces jars sliced mushrooms, drained
   * 1-2/3 cups purchased pizza sauce, flavored with pepperoni
   * 1-2/3 cups canned diced tomatoes, Italian style,
with basil, oregano and garlic
   * 3 cups water
   * 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
   * shredded mozzarella cheese

Combine the sausage, onions, and bell pepper to soup pot. Sauté
till sausage is fully cooked. Drain excess grease. Add mushrooms,
pizza sauce, tomatoes and water. Cook over medium high heat until
peppers are tender. Stir in the Parmesan and keep hot until time
to serve. Top each serving of hot soup with a generous sprinkling of mozzarella cheese.

This is so good that you don't even need bread or crackers, but
you might want to try it with soft breadsticks.

This recipe serves 8 people. Due to the nature of this recipe,
it adjusts the number of servings in multiples of 8 only.

Per serving: calories 299, fat 24.8g, 74% calories from fat,
cholesterol 40mg, protein 9.3g, carbohydrates 10.1g, fiber 1.9g,
sugar 3.4g, sodium 743mg, diet points 8.2.

Dietary Exchanges: Milk: 0.0, Vegetable: 1.0, Fruit: 0.0,
Bread: 0.0, Lean meat: 1.1, Fat: 4.1, Sugar: 0.0, Very lean meat
protein: 0.0Per serving: