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Sausage & Apple Chowder
By Amanda Formaro
This spicy sweet chowder is perfect for a chilly winter evening. Warm up
to a pot of this delicious and hearty soup after shoveling the driveway.
Your family will thank you!
Sausage & Apple Chowder
1 pkg. hot Italian sausage links (about 5 links)
4-5 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 tbsp each dried oregano, parsley, and basil
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 15-oz. cans of chicken broth
1 15-oz. can diced tomatoes
water
2 15-oz. cans sweet corn
3/4 cup milk
3 small Red Delicious apples, cored and cubed
croutons
In a Dutch oven over medium high heat, brown sausage links. Drain off
fat. Add potatoes, oregano, basil, parsley, and garlic. Toss to coat.
Add chicken broth, tomatoes and enough water to cover all ingredients in
the pot. Bring to a boil; then reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.
Add corn and milk and continue cooking, over medium heat, for 15
minutes. Add apples and cook for 5-10 minutes more, until apples are
tender, but not mushy.
Amanda Formaro is the entrepreneurial mother of four children. She is the founder of FamilyCorner.com Magazine, craft expert for Kaboose.com, and runs a host of blogs, including her popular food blog, Amanda's Cookin' and her craft blog, Crafts by Amanda
Sheila "I am a Christian Woman, a stay home homemaker and a Mom.
My interests: I love to knit, crochet, sew, embrodiery, and quilt. I play the piano, read music, I write Chrisitan poems and writings. I collect teddy bears, angels, hearts and butterflies."
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