PIZZA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, heat 2 tbs. olive oil. over medium heat. Add Italian sausage and cook until browned. Try to break up sausage into 1/2 in. pieces. Once browned, remove from pot and drain grease. Use a paper towel to wipe any pooling grease from pot. Leave sausage remnants in pot and add green pepper, onion and garlic and simmer. After a few minutes, add portobello mushrooms and simmer all until vegetables are tender, add salt and pepper to taste. Push vegetables to edges of pot, add wine, and deglaze pot. Add in tomatoes and chicken stock and heat through, once heated, add in sausage pepperoni, and bay leaf. Let simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Serve topped with shredded mozzarella and a piece of Italian bread.