Summer Garden Vegetable Soup – A Vegetable Soup With Ground Sausage

Summer Garden Vegetable Soup is my favorite way to use that array of vegetables during the summer months. This vegetable soup with ground sausage also has an Italian-vibe which the whole family will love.

Summer Garden Vegetable Soup

During garden season my refrigerator and countertops are covered with a variety of fruits and vegetables. Towards the end of summer when the evenings start to cool, making Garden Vegetable soup is the perfect way to use up all those veggies.

This vegetable soup with ground sausage calls for onion, garlic, tomato, zucchini, carrots and green peppers; however, you could add in or substitute whatever veggies you have on hand. Cabbage, yellow squash, green beans, corn, the sky is the limit for this summer garden vegetable soup.

Ingredient List for Sausage Vegetable Soup

• Ground Pork Sausage
• Onions, diced
• Garlic, minced
• Tomatoes (diced, canned or fresh)
• Chicken Broth
• Water
• Tomato Sauce
• Zucchini, quartered and diced
• Bell Pepper, diced
• Carrots, sliced thin
• Dried Oregano
• Dried Basil

Summer Vegetable Soup

I actually tweaked this summer vegetable soup recipe from my friend Beth’s recipe for Italian Sausage Soup with Tortellini. While I fully intended to make the recipe as it was written, you know how it goes. I forgot to buy tortellini, and I already had all the vegetables.

Plus, I have a whole freezer full of ground pork sausage that needed used up so I subbed it in for the Italian sausage. The great thing is that this recipe is just as amazing with these tweaks.  All three of my kiddos ate their whole bowls without complaints.

How to Make Garden Vegetable Soup

Step By Step Instructions

1. Brown and crumble pork sausage in a large soup pan; remove ground pork to a bowl, leaving approximately 1 tablespoon oil.
2. Soften onions and garlic in leftover grease.
3. Add back ground pork sausage, chicken broth, water, tomatoes, tomato sauce, zucchini, bell pepper, carrots, dried oregano and dried basil.
4. Bring to a simmer, and let vegetables cook, stirring occasionally for approximately 30 minutes or until the vegetables are to your desired texture.

For the full ingredient amounts and recipe steps, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

FAQs about Soup with Vegetables and Sausage

• I use regular ground pork sausage (also called breakfast sausage), but Italian sausage would be just as tasty.
• Use 4 to 6 cups of chicken broth, or if you only have 4 cups of broth, add 2 cups of water.
• Fresh tomatoes or diced, canned tomatoes work well in this soup. Use what you have.
• The original recipe called for beef broth, but I tend to always have chicken broth on hand. Either will work.
• If desired, add one package (8 ounces) of frozen meat or cheese-filled tortellini.
• I use dried herbs (oregano and basil); however, fresh will work too.
• Feel free to use this summer garden vegetable soup as a base recipe. Add whatever veggies you have on hand to clean out the fridge.
• Don’t feel like soup, try these Grilled Marinated Vegetables from Farmwife Cooks.
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