Pizza Pasta Soup

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Part-skim mozzarella has fewer calories, while cheddar is usually cheaper.

bell pepper

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: canned mushrooms

Zucchini adds nutrition, while canned mushrooms are often less expensive.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated Romano cheese

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while Romano is typically cheaper.

Heat a Dutch oven on the stove.

Add 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil to the pan.

Sauté 1 peeled and sliced carrot, chopped celery stalk, and sliced medium shallot until softened.

Add 3 cloves of minced garlic and sauté until fragrant.

Add 14.5 oz can of petite diced tomatoes in tomato juice to the turkey broth in the Dutch oven.

Stir in 2 tablespoons of tomato paste and let it cook with the vegetables.

Add 4 oz of cream cheese cut into cubes to the broth and let it melt.

Season with black pepper and Danos seasoning to taste.

Cut 4 slices of pepperoni into strips and add to the soup along with 3 slices of torn prosciutto.

Add water to the soup, filling the can of diced tomatoes to measure about 2 cups.

Bring the soup to a rolling boil and monitor the time until ready to serve.

Just before serving, add fresh basil leaves and shredded mozzarella cheese on top.

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