Cabbage Orzo Sausage Soup

Serves 4

Ingredients

1/2 lb Turkey sausage
1 tb Olive oil
1 Onion, medium-size, chopped
1 Carrot, large, cut into 1/4" thick slices
1 Garlic clove, finely chopped
2 c Water
14 3/4 oz Chicken broth, reduced-sodium
15 oz Plum tomatoes,in juice
2 c Shredded cabbage
2 ts Dried leaf basil, crumbled
1 ts Dried leaf thyme, crumbled
1/2 c Orzo
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Brown sausage in oil in large nonstick saucepan over medium-high heat until browned but not cooked through.

2. Remove sausage; cut into 16 pieces.

3. Reduce heat to medium. Add onion, carrot and garlic to saucepan; saute 3 minutes to soften.

4. Gradually add water, broth, tomatoes, cabbage, basil and thyme, breaking up tomatoes. Simmer, covered, 15 minutes.

5. Add orzo and sausage; simmer, covered 10 minutes until sausage is cooked and orzo is tender.

6. Season with salt and pepper.