Farmer’s Market Sausage Soup

Ingredients

• 1 package (19 ounces) JOHNSONVILLE MIld Italian Sausage or Hot Italian Sausage or 1 package (16 ounces) JOHNSONVILLE Mild Italian Ground Sausage or Hot Italian Ground Sausage
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 5 medium carrots, sliced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 celery ribs, chopped
• 2 cartons (32 ounces each) chicken broth
• 2 medium zucchini, sliced
• 1 medium summer squash, sliced
• 2 cups kale, thinly sliced
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Cooking Instructions

1. Cook sausage according to package directions. Cool slightly; cut into 1/2-inch coin-slice pieces and set aside.
2. Meanwhile, in a soup pot, heat olive oil and sauté carrots, onion and celery until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
3. Stir in sausage, broth, zucchini, squash, kale, tomatoes and pepper; bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve warm.

Multi-Cooker Directions

1. In the Multi-Cooker, add the sausage, oil, carrots, onion and celery.
2. Select saute' setting, cook and stir until sausage is browned and vegetables are tender; about 10 minutes.
3. Add remaining ingredients.
4. Secure lid on pot and close pressure-release valve.
5. Select soup setting and pressure cook for 5 minutes; use quick pressure release to depressurize.