Title: Tuscany peasant soup
 Categories: Soups/stews, Pork, Italian
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      4    Italian sausages; mild (pref
      1    Celery; inner stalk, diced
      3    Zucchini; medium, thinly sli
      1    Onion; small,
      3 c  Beef stock
      1 cn Tomato sauce (8-oz)
      2 ts Fresh basil; chopped or 1/2
      1    Salt and pepper to taste
      1    Parmesan; grated or Roomano
 
  Slice sausages 1/2" thick. Using a large saucepan, brown sausages. (If
  turkey, spray pan first with vegetable spray.) Pour off any fat. Add
  celery, zucchini and onion. Saute 2 minutes, stirring. Put stock,
  tomato sauce and basil into crockery pot and mix. Heat on high (300)
  for 30 minutes.  Add sausage-vegetable mixture to crockery pot. Turn
  to low and cook 2-3 hours. Salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls
  and garnish with grated cheese. Serve this hearty soup accompanied by
  garlic-buttered toasted French bread. Italian sausages made of turkey
  meat can be substituted, and make this a perfect low fat meal. From
  "Extra-Special Crockery Pot Recipes"