Microwave Sausage and Clam Soup
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Course : Soups
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 6
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
1 1/2     lbs.          hot Italian sausage 
1/4       cup           olive oil 
3         cloves        garlic, minced 
2         medium        onions, chopped 
1                       green pepper, chopped 
1         bunch         fresh parsley, snipped
1         tsp.          dried basil 
1         lb.           fresh mushrooms, sliced 
28        oz. can       tomatoes 
1         cup           dry white wine 
3         cans          chopped clams 
1         tsp.          Salt
 

Preparation:

NOTE: All microwave settings should be high.

Microwave the hot Italian sausage in a microwave-safe dish for 4 or 5 minutes or until fully cooked. Remove sausage and set aside reserve fat. Add the olive oil and garlic to the sausage fat and cook for 1 minute. Stir in onions, green pepper, parsley and basil. Cook for 4 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add the mushrooms and cook 2 more minutes. Stir in tomatoes, wine, and juice drained from clams. Cover and cook 5 minutes. Stir. Cook 5 minutes. Stir. Add sausage. Cook 5 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes and then add the chopped clams and salt.