Microwave Sausage and Clam Soup recipe

6 servings

1 1/2 pounds hot Italian sausage

1/4 cup olive oil

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 onions, chopped

1 green bell pepper, chopped

1 bunch snipped fresh parsley

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced

1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes with juice

1 cup dry white wine

4 (6.5 ounce) cans minced clams, drained with juice reserved

1 teaspoon salt

In a large microwave-safe dish, microwave sausage 5 minutes on high, until no longer pink.

Remove sausage from dish.

Stir garlic and olive oil into sausage drippings and microwave 1 minute.

Stir in onion, bell pepper, parsley and basil and microwave 4 minutes, until just tender.

Stir in the mushrooms and cook 2 minutes.

Then stir in the tomatoes, wine and reserved clam juice.

Cover and cook 10 minutes, stirring once.

Stir in the sausage and cook 5 minutes more.

Let stand 5 minutes before stirring in the clams and salt.

Serve hot.