Italian sausage soup

• serves 4

• Preparation time: 15

• Cooking time: 3 hours

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 brown onion, chopped
800g can diced tomatoes
4 1/2 cups prepared hot vegetable stock
6 Italian sausages
1/4 green cabbage, finely sliced
1 cup chopped green beans
400g can cannellini beans, drained
1/2 cup uncooked macaroni or pasta shapes

Method

1. Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat and add oil. Add onions and cook for 5 min until soft and starting to colour.

2. Transfer to slow cooker insert, add the tomatoes and stock. Squeeze sausage meat out of casing, breaking into 2cm pieces, and add directly to the liquid.

3. Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 2 hr (low 4 hr). With the slow cooker on high, add the cabbage, beans and pasta. Stir, then cover and cook for a further 1 hr. Season to taste. Serve with crusty bread and garnish with chopped parsley.

Notes