Microwave Sausage and Clam Soup

Hot Italian sausage and clams are popped in the microwave with mushrooms, tomatoes, white wine and basil in this easy soup.

INGRIDIENT

1 ½ pounds hot Italian sausage

¼ cup olive oil

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 onions, chopped

1 green bell pepper, chopped

1 bunch snipped fresh parsley

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced

1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes with juice

1 cup dry white wine

4 (6.5 ounce) cans minced clams, drained with juice reserved

1 teaspoon salt

DIRECTION

Step: 1

In a large microwave-safe dish, microwave sausage 5 minutes on high, until no longer pink. Remove sausage from dish. Stir garlic and olive oil into sausage drippings and microwave 1 minute. Stir in onion, bell pepper, parsley and basil and microwave 4 minutes, until just tender.

Step: 2

Stir in the mushrooms and cook 2 minutes. Then stir in the tomatoes, wine and reserved clam juice. Cover and cook 10 minutes, stirring once.

Step: 3

Stir in the sausage and cook 5 minutes more. Let stand 5 minutes before stirring in the clams and salt. Serve hot.