Sausage Stoup

No I did not misspell it!! OK so this is a 'looser' ?sp version of Bertucci's recipe -- I have decreased the ingredient amounts as party of 2 does not need 1 GALLON of soup which is what the original recipe made--also the original is a soup and my soup recipes always become stoup!!

 1 small  onion -- diced
 3 Italian sausage links-- remove skin,small pieces
  4 cups  chicken broth
  1 cups acini de pepe
  1 can  chunky Italian tomatoes -- not drained (or about 1 cup I had leftover)
   1/4 pound  spinach -- (1 pkg) torn up
     2/3 cup  fresh mozzarella

Break up sausages into 1/2 inch pieces and put them into a large soup pot (2 gallon) along with the diced onion with a little EVOO.   Saute the sausage and onion over low heat until the sausages are golden.  Be careful not to burn the onion.

Add diced tomatoes and stir

Add the stock and bring to a simmer.   

Add the pasta continue simmering until acini is cooked about 10 min.   

Add the spinach  and cook a few more minutes.   Add salt and pepper to taste.

Garnish each bowl of sausage soup with fresh mozzarella prior to serving.

Makes about 1 gallon (NOT !!)