Pork Sausage Soup with Artichokes

Here is a quick and easy soup to make for one of those cold nights! It is easy to prepare and tastes great!

Ingredients:
2 TBS extra virgin olive oil
1# hot Italian pork sausage, bulk
1 49 oz. can of chicken broth
2 cups of water
2 packages of C&W frozen artichoke hearts, thawed
1 bunch of Swiss chard
1 10 oz. package of white or crimini mushrooms, pre-sliced and washed
Asiago cheese

Prepare the chard by removing the center stem and then chopping the leaves.

Removing the center of the chard

Heat the olive oil in a soup kettle over medium high heat and crumble in the sausage.

Crumbled sausage is browning

Cook, stirring often, until browned.

Browned sausage

Next, add the broth, water, artichokes and mushrooms and bring to a boil.

Bring to a boil

Reduce heat to a simmer. Then add the chard.

Add the chard and stir

Cook for about 5 minutes until the chard is just cooked.
Ladle into bowls and grate a bit of Asiago over the top!

Soup's on!

Enjoy!