Ro*Tel Italian Sausage Soup

Ingredients

• 1 pound Italian sausage
• 2 cans Ro*Tel diced tomatoes and green chiles
• 4 cups beef stock (canned okay)
• Potatoes, cut to 3/4 dice (skin on okay)
• Celery, chopped
• Onion, chopped
• 1 can whole kernel corn, undrained
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1 1/2 tablespoons freshly chopped cilantro
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

1. Brown sausage and onion in a skillet.
2. Meanwhile, heat the stock, Ro*Tel, celery and potatoes to a simmer.
3. When sausage is cooked, drain and add to stock along with corn and spices. Simmer until potatoes are done, about 20 minutes.
4. Remove from heat. Stir in cilantro, and let stand about 15 minutes.