Tuscan Sausage and Farro Soup

🥘 Ingredients

• Italian chicken sausage
  8 oz
• Italian seasoning
  1 tsp
• Parmesan cheese
  1 oz
• black pepper
  1 pinch
• butter
  1½ tbsp
• carrots
  1 unit
• chicken stock concentrate
  2 unit
• ciabatta bread
  2 slices
• farro
  ½ cup
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• roma tomato
  1 unit
• salt
  1 pinch
• tomato paste
  1 tbsp
• water
  3 c
• yellow onion
  1 unit

🍳 Cookware

• medium pot

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Peel and finely chop carrots . Halve yellow onion , then peel and finely chop one half. Core and finely chop roma tomato .

   carrots: 1 unit, yellow onion: 1 unit, roma tomato: 1 unit
2. 

   2

   Place butter in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave until just soft ⏱️ 10 seconds . Stir in ¼ tsp Italian seasoning . Season with salt and black pepper .

   butter: 1½ tbsp, Italian seasoning: 1 tsp, salt: 1 pinch, black pepper: 1 pinch
3. 

   3

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add Italian chicken sausage and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned ⏱️ 5 minutes . Add a large drizzle of olive oil, then stir in carrot, onion, and a large pinch of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened ⏱️ 5 minutes .

   olive oil: 2 tbsp, Italian chicken sausage: 8 oz
4. 

   4

   Stir remaining Italian seasoning into pot. Cook until fragrant ⏱️ 30 seconds . Stir in tomato and tomato paste . Cook, stirring, until well combined ⏱️ 1 minutes . Stir in farro , chicken stock concentrate , a few big pinches of salt, and water . Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium low. Simmer ⏱️ 10 minutes , then uncover pot and simmer until farro is tender ⏱️ 5 minutes .

   tomato paste: 1 tbsp, farro: ½ cup, chicken stock concentrate: 2 unit, water: 3 c
5. 

   5

   Meanwhile, halve ciabatta bread . Toast in a toaster until golden ⏱️ 2 minutes . Spread with herb butter, then halve toasts diagonally.

   ciabatta bread: 2 slices
6. 

   6

   Stir half the Parmesan cheese into soup. Season soup with salt and pepper to taste. Divide between bowls, then garnish with remaining Parmesan cheese. Serve with toasts on the side.

   Parmesan cheese: 1 oz