Cheesy Cioppino

Title:
Cheesy Cioppino

Yield:
8 Servings

Categories:
Seafood,
Vegetables,
Alcohol,
Beverages




Ingredients:





   1/2 lb Sweet (Mild) Italian Sausage


          -; Thinly Sliced


     2 tb Olive Oil


     1 lg Onion; Chopped


     1 md Green Bell Pepper; Coarsely


          -Chopped


     1 lg Clove Garlic; Minced


    32 oz Beef Broth; 2 16-oz Cans


    28 oz Tomatoes; Chopped, Undrained


     8 oz Tomato Sauce; 1 can


   1/2 c  Dry Red Wine


     1 lb Medium Shrimp; Deveined And


          -Shelled


 1 1/2 c  Zucchini; Sliced


     1 c  Carrots; Sliced


   3/4 c  Celery; Diagonally Sliced


     2 md Lobster Tails; Cooked,


          -Shelled, And Sliced Into


          -1/2-Inch Pieces


 1 1/2 c  Fusilli Pasta; Cooked And


          -Drained


   1/4 c  Fresh Parsley; Chopped


   1/2 ts Dried Basil; Crushed


    12 oz Jarlsberg Cheese; Shredded






 In a large saucepan, brown the sausage in the oil. Add the onion, Green


 Pepper, and garlic.  Cook and stir until the onion is transparent. Add the


 beef froth, tomatoes with the juice, tomato sauce, wine, shrimp, zucchini,


 carrots and celery.  Simmer until the vegetables are tender and the shrimp


 is cooked, about 10 minutes. Add the lobster, pasta, parsley, basil,


 cooking until heated through.


 


 TO SERVE:


 


 Spoon the soup into 8 individual ovenproof crocks. Evenly top each with the


 cheese.  Broil, 4 to 5-inches from the heat source, until the cheese is


 melted and lightly browned.


 


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