Macaroni Soup

My DH and I have been sick off and on for about 4 weeks now and so we either haven't been eating much at all or eating quick to prepare items. You'd think that we'd try eating fresh healthy items but just getting through the workday has been about all we can handle.

I woke up yesterday craving macaroni soup. I don't have a recipe for this it's just a throw it in the pot, stir it, heat it and eat it type of thing. For the most part I guess you wouldn't even call it a soup as there isn't much soupiness to it. The one ingredient that is always in it is macaroni noodles. Everything else can change. It's hearty, filling and easy on sensitive stomachs.

I'm not going to give you a standard recipe. I'm just going to tell you what is in this version.




2 containers of Kraft Easy Mac
1 lb German sausage (from Pork and Greens at the farmers market)
2 handfuls fresh spinach
Chicken stock
1 regular sized can (14.5 oz?) tomato sauce
Various dried seasonings to taste
Quartered button mushrooms

Boil water in a pot for macaroni. Remove the cheese packet from the easy mac noodles and pour noodles (with starch) into boiling water cooking until nearly done. Meanwhile, brown the sausage adding the mushrooms towards the end. Drain and leave in a colander. Add the fresh spinach to colander. Drain the pasta into the colander (on top of other items).

Put all items from the colander in a stock pot. Add tomato sauce, chicken and desired seasonings including cheese packets from easy mac containers. Stir to combine and heat thoroughly. Serve.

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