Welcome, autumn. It’s when the sun rises later, shadows grow longer and temps dip lower. And it’s the perfect season, really, to start making your family’s new favorite comfort dishes: Chicken Pasta Soup & Creamy Turkey Soup, featuring a cast of tempting and nourishing ingredients.
Chicken Sausage Pasta Soup
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 (12-ounce) package APPLEGATE ORGANICS® Chicken and Apple Sausage, cut into diagonal slices
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 2 celery stalks, sliced
- 1/2 white onion, chopped
- Coarse salt, to taste
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup small pasta shells
- 5 ounces baby spinach
- 1 lemon, divided
- Parmesan cheese, for serving
Instructions
In large soup pot over medium high heat, heat oil. Add sausage. Cook 4 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pot with slotted spoon. In same pot, add carrots, celery and onions. Season with salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, 6 to 8 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
Add stock, reserved sausage slices and pasta. Bring to boil, reduce heat; simmer 6 to 8 minutes, or until pasta is tender. Remove from heat. Stir in spinach to wilt. Add juice of ½ the lemon. Taste for seasoning, adding more salt if needed.
Ladle into bowls. Serve with parmesan and remaining lemon half cut into wedges.
Creamy Turkey Soup
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 (16-ounce) package JENNIE-O® Lean Ground Turkey
- 1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
- Coarse salt, to taste
- 1 white onion, diced
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (24 to 26-ounce) jar marinara sauce
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 5 ounces chopped kale
- Fresh parmesan cheese
- Chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
In large pot, over medium-high heat, heat oil. Add turkey. Cook, stirring 5 to 7 minutes or until cooked through. Add Italian seasoning and pinch of salt. Sauté 1 minute. Add onion and garlic. Sauté 5 minutes, or until onion begins to soften.
Add marinara sauce, milk and broth. Stir to combine. Add kale in handfuls, stirring to wilt. Bring to boil. Reduce to simmer. Simmer 5 minutes. Add salt to taste.
Ladle into soup bowls. Garnish with parmesan cheese and fresh parsley.
