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                              CHEESY CIOPPINO
 
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 Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Seafood                          Vegetables
                 Alcohol                          Beverages
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
      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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