Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   4                    mild italian sausages*
   1                    inner stalk celery -- diced
   3      Medium        zucchini -- thinly sliced
   1      Small         onion -- chopped
   3      Cups          beef stock
   1      Can           (8-oz) tomato sauce
   2      Teaspoons     fresh chopped
                        basil or 1/2 tsp dried basil
                        salt & pepper to taste
                        grated parmesan or romano
                        cheese to garnish

Preparation:

*preferably turkey sausages 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.