Ingredients
- 4 mild italian sausages
- 1 stalk celery (inner)
- 1 onion
- 3 c beef stock
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- 2 teaspoons basil (fresh chopped)
- 1/2 tsp basil (dried)
- 3 slices zucchini
- some salt and pepper
- some parmesan
Slice sausages 1/2 inch thick. Using a large saucepan, brown sausages. (If turkey, spray pan first with vegetable spray.) Pour off any fat. Add celery, zucchini and onion. Saute` 2 minutes, stirring. Put stock, tomato sauce and basil into crockery pot and mix. Heat on HIGH (300) for 30 minutes. Add sausage-vegetable mixture to crockery pot. Turn to low and cook 2 to 3 hours. Salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls and garnish with grated cheese.