What we are eating tonight.....

What I do different on this recipe is I don't make meatballs, I just cut the sausage into pieces and put it in the broth. Someone else suggested buying pre-made meatballs. I serve it with sourdough bread with garlic .... yum!

I will let you know how well it is received from my discriminating palates....

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Italian Sausage Soup (Crock pot Recipe)
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Ingredients
Sausage Meatballs
1 pound mild Italian sausage, casings removed
1/2 cup dried bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup milk
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
Soup
4 cups hot chicken broth
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 cup mini pasta shells*
bag (10 ounces) baby spinach leaves
Grated Parmesan cheese
salt to taste
Directions
Combine all meatball ingredients. Form into marble-size balls.
Combine broth, tomato paste, garlic and red pepper flakes in 4 1/2-quart CROCK-POT® slow cooker. Add meatballs. Cover; cook on LOW 5 to 6 hours.
Thirty minutes before serving, add pasta. When pasta is tender, stir in spinach leaves. Ladle into bowls, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.
*Ingredient Tips
Or use other tiny pasta, such as ditalini (mini tubes) or farfallini (mini bowties).

more crock pot recipes at: http://family.go.com/food/recipe-cp-630073-italian-sausage-soup-t/