This warming tomato and sausage soup is easy to make and healthy. It's a great recipe to batch cook and then reheat later. You can also freeze it for lazy dinner days!
With a tin of tomatoes in the cupboard and a few vegetables in the fridge it's always easy to make a quick soup for lunch or dinner. This soup is even ideal to make if the vegetables are slightly past their best. I made this tomato and sausage soup the other day to go with some homemade soda bread which is the perfect side with homemade soup.
However, don't feel you have to make bread as well as this sausage soup. Any bread is great with it or even just lot of croutons.
What ingredients do you need for this sausage and tomato soup?
- Sausages - Good quality ones as they really flavour the soup.
- Onion - You can replace the other vegetables but I always add onion to this.
- Garlic - I prefer to use fresh garlic cloves but lazy garlic or even garlic granules are fine.
- Chilli peppers - These are totally optional. I love to add a little heat to this soup so often add a diced chilli pepper along with the onions or garlic.
- Tinned chopped tomatoes - If you don't have tinned you can use diced fresh tomatoes plus some tomato puree. I often blitz the tomatoes in a blender first to make them quicker to cook.
- Vegetables - I used bell pepper and carrot but you can replace them with whatever vegetables you want to use up.
- Dried herbs - I used a bay leaf, thyme and rosemary. I love these herbs together but you can substitute them for other herbs. Basil is lovely too. Of course, if you have lots of fresh herbs feel free to use them.
How to make tomato and sausage soup
This soup is really easy to make. I start by lightly frying the onion until softened. Then add garlic and chilli pepper followed by the sausages. I remove the skins and cut them into pieces with scissors. I just find it's easier than chopping them.
Let the sausages brown on all sides then add all the other ingredients and simmer for about 20 minutes.
Feel free to adapt the ingredients to suit your tastes and to add extra seasonings too.
What kind of sausages do you need?
I always choose good quality sausages and for a soup like this it's best to choose ones that are full of flavour. You can use any type of sausage although a strong peppery sausage such as Cumberland would be great. Even a cured sausage like chorizo works well in this soup recipe.
Do you need to remove the sausage skins?
It's totally up to you. I find some sausags have very thin skins and it makes little difference whther they are removed or not. Some skins are easier to remove.
How else can you adapt this soup recipe?
Feel free to vary the vegetables depending on what you have at home at the time. As I mentioned above, soup is great for using up any slightly wilted vegetables. Who's going to notice if you use a slightly wrinkled pepper anyway?
You can also use different herbs. I always have lots of dried herbs in the cupboard but if I have fresh herbs I love to use them.
How to make this soup more filling
If you want to make this tomato and sausages soup into a more substantial meal then you could add a tin of beans. Kidney beans, cannellini beans, or even some lentils would definitely make it filling enough for a main meal.
How to garnish the soup
There are so many ingredients in this soup that it doesn't really need anything extra on top.
Sometimes I add a few croutons. By the way, if you like to make your own croutons then these Marmite croutons which I use on this carrot and ginger soup are amazing!
You could of course add a few fresh herbs. Parsley and basil for example are both lovely on top of this soup.
Storing and reheating
Once you've made this sausauge and tomato soup it will keep well in the fridge for 3 days. Just reheat it thoroughly in a suacepan on the stove or in the microwave.
You can also freeze it for up to three months. Whenever I make soup I like to freeze any leftovers in individual container so I can grab and easy meal when I need to.
Its a great meal to batch cook and if you need more ideas for meals that you can make in advance then do check out my Cook Once Eat Twice recipe collection.
Is it a healthy soup?
I would like to say that I made this homemade soup in order to be healthy and to eat more of my 5-a-day. I didn't. Honestly, I just made it because it was an easy recipe and because I love sausage and vegetable soup.
It is a great recipe to make if you want to eat more healthily. You may think sausages are not healthybut the amount of vegetables in this soup definitely make it a healthy meal choice.
Recipe
Tomato and Sausage Soup
Ingredients
- 1 onion diced
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 1-2 chilli peppers diced (optional)
- 200 g sausages use scissors to cut into bite-sized pieces
- 400 g tinned chopped tomatoes
- 1 pepper diced
- 1 carrot thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- ½ teaspoon rosemary
- 1 bay leaf
Instructions
- Put a little oil in a saucepan and cook the onion until softened. Add the garlic and chilli pepper if using and cook for another minute. Add the sausage and cook until it has browned slightly.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and about 400ml water to cover everything. Bring to the boil and then lower the heat to a simmer and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Serve with fresh bread.
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More Homemade Soup Recipes
Homemade soup is one of my favourite things to make in winter. I've even got a recipe collection for easy homemade soups!
If you like this sausage soup then I can also recommend this sausage, lentil and vegetable soup. It's a bit more substantial so great if you are looking for a main meal soup.
You might also like this pizza soup which has chorizo in plus all the flavours of pizza but in soup form.
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Sisley White
so hearty and warming. A meal made for me and one that I will definitely be trying this week.
Corina Blum
I do hope you like it! Let me know.
Eb Gargano | Easy Peasy Foodie
Easy midweek meal you say? Yes please! I love this idea - I've never made sausage soup before, but now I'm really craving some!! Eb x
Corina Blum
I understand that feeling! I am always craving things I read about online. If only there was time to make everything! x
Jacqui Bellefontaine
Ohh what a good idea sounds delicious. Adding the sausages would make it mire substantial and would keep my lad happy. Thank you for linking up to #CookBlogShare
Corina Blum
Thanks Jacqui! I always try to make a soup substantial enough for a main meal if I can.
Mayuri Patel
This is the kind of soup my daughter would gulp down in a matter of few seconds... she loves sausages. A great recipe where I can make both the veggie version and one with sausages in it.
Corina Blum
My kids love sausages too! I think the're great for adding flavour to soups and stews.
Michelle Frank | Flipped-Out Food
I do love a good pantry raid/clear out the refrigerator recipe! This soup looks absolutely delicious, and I'm always hunting for new-and-different soup recipes. I can't wait to try this!
Corina Blum
I hope you like it Michelle! I'm making a lot of fridge raid recipes at the moment so I've got more room for Christmas food!
Lucy Parissi
Soups like this are a great way to save those over the hill veggies from the scrap heap. It's a lovely recipe that is bound to be a hit with most families.
Corina Blum
Exactly! It's such a shame to throw away veggies that are just a little wrinkled.
Anna | Once Upon A Food Blog
This soup looks delicious. I love soups and could tuck into a bowl right now. My girls love soup too. In fact, I find it one of the best ways to get veggies into them!
Corina Blum
That's the case with my son. He won't eat tomatoes for example but loves a tomato based soup!
Mandy
I love the idea of sausage soup! My kids are all obsessed with sausages and so I often add it to pasta or stews but I'm yet to try a soup. Great idea.
Corina Blum
I'm so pleased you like it Mandy! I think sausages are great for adding flavour to a recipe.
Cat | Curly's Cooking
This looks so tasty!I do love a good hearty soup! I also love that you can add in vegetables that are slightly past their best like you said to soups. This also means you can change the soup slightly each time you make it depending on what's in your fridge!
Corina Blum
Exactly! I think I rarely make a recipe exactly the same more than once!
Monika Dabrowski
Love the sound and look of this soup! I puree my soups most of the time but once in a while I really enjoy a bowl of hearty soup with 'bits' in. Delicious recipe!
Corina Blum
I'm so pleased you like it! I go through phases of liking smooth soups and then phases of liking chunky ones! I've definitely been making more of the chunky ones recently.
Elizabeth
These types of soup are always the best! Thanks for sharing with the No Waste Food Challenge!
Deb in Hawaii
Such great color! This soup looks so hearty and warming--perfect for a chilly day. 😉 Thanks for sharing it with Souper Sundays this week--it's always nice to have you.
Joanne
So hearty and healthy! I could curl up with a warm bowl of this!
The Editors of Garden Variety
A delicious looking soup. I will have to make this soon. Thanks for sharing!