Creamy tomato basil soup with italian sausage

We had family dinner tonight, we had a soup bar and this is what I made...I stole the recipe from a friends blog!! It was absolutely delicious!! My family asked for the recipe!

This recipe from Picky Palate is SUPER delicious, quick and easy.


2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 lb Italian Sausage(I doubled the recipe and used 1 lb of mild italian sausage and 1 lb of hot italian sausage)

10 fresh basil leaves, chiffonade (stacked, rolled and thinly sliced)

1 26 oz jar of your favorite pasta sauce or homemade sauce

1 Cup water

1 1/2 Cups half and half

Pinch of salt and pepper

Place olive oil into a medium sized dutch oven over medium heat. Cook sausage until browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in basil leaves, pasta sauce, water, half and half, salt and pepper. Cook until warm then reduce heat to low. Simmer until ready to serve. It’s that easy!

4+ servings