Anything cooked with this is better:

Boulder Sausage Premium Italian Sausage Merlot Wine, Asiago Cheese & Sun Dried Tomatoes.

City Market/King Soopers used to stock it but it didn't sell fast enough. Lucky for me, I could often find it with a $1.00 sale sticker and I'd buy 'em up. Unfortunately, I haven't found it on the shelf for almost a year. I special ordered a case (6pkgs) from the meat manager and picked it up Wednesday. I'm not sure any of the packages will actually make it to the freezer.

I made a huge pot of Italian Sausage soup Wednesday night, spaghetti last night and will use it as pizza topping tonight.

Italian Sausage Soup as I make it:
-One box of Organic Chicken Broth
-One bag of Organic Carrots
-2 Organic Zucchini
-2 Organic Yellow Squash
-2 t. minced garlic
-2 cans Muir Italian roasted diced tomatoes (full can, not drained)
-Approx 2 T. Italian Herb Seasoning (I'm not good with measuring when it comes to herbs. I generally start shaking the jar until it *looks* right and then add a little more and then grab two or three other herbs for a few shakes).
-2 pkgs Boulder Italian Sausage Merlot Wine, Asiago Cheese, & Sun Dried Tomatoes
-Sometimes I add Spaghetti Squash or small pasta wheels.

I try to use Organic as much as possible. If you haven't made the switch because it's too expensive, it's probably because you're still buying too many processed foods at the grocery store. Take away all those $3-$4 processed items and you can definitely afford a few more cents for the organic.

I take the point of a sharp knife to slit the casing around the sausage and remove prior to sauteing the sausage in bite sized chunks. I also rinse the sausage after cooking so the extra grease doesn't go into the soup. Dump your sliced veggies, cans of tomatoes, garlic and herbs in a large pot with the chicken broth and let simmer until tender. Add the sausage at the end. I portion the soup into 6-8 tupperware containers and top with an Italian blend of cheese.

If serving immediately, you should probably have some sort of warm crusty Italian bread to go with it!