Instructions: Slice sausages 1/2-inch 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; add sausage and vegetable mixture; cover and cook on LOW for 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 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.

Comments: Italian sausages made of turkey meat can be substituted, and make this a perfect low fat meal.

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