Pizza Soup

Hanna and I went to a baby shower at church and they had several soups there. I tried the pizza soup and loved it. I started asking around and found out who brought it. She said she found the recipe online. I found the recipe and made it at home. I was even able to alter the recipe and made Hanna a small pot just for her.

Pizza Soup

1 jar pizza sauce
3 empty jars of water
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped (I use chopped frozen peppers)
1/2 red onion, chopped
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 can diced tomatoes, drained
1 lb Italian sausage (I used half Italian sausage and half hamburger)
1 c. sliced pepperoni, sliced in quarters
8 fresh basil leaves chopped or 1/2 T dried chopped basil leaves
1 T oregano
1/2 to 1/3 of dried pasta (if your past is tiny, use 1/3 cup. If it's big,do 1/2 cup.)
shredded mozzarella cheese (to add later)

Wash and chop onion and peppers (I use frozen chopped onion and peppers). Dump into crock pot. Brown sausage (and hamburger), drain, and add to crock pot. Cut up the pepperoni and add to the pot. Add basil and oregano. Pour in the pizza sauce, and follow with three empty jars of water. Cover and cook on low 7-9 hours. Everything in this is already cooked, so you really only heating through and allowing the flavors to meld. Thirty minutes before serving, add dry pasta,m and turn to high. My pasta only takes about 20 minutes to soften.

Garnish with shredded cheese.