Pizza Soup

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onions finely chopped
• 1/2 cup mushrooms fresh, sliced
• 1/4 cup green bell peppers thinly sliced
• 1 cup tomatoes, stewed, canned undrained
• 1 cup beef stock prefer veal stock if possible
• 8 ounces pepperoni thinly sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon basil dried
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano dried
• 1 each bay leaves dried
• 1 x salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded

1. Either pre-heat oven broiler now, or utilize a microwave to garnish your dinner presentation by melting the shredded Mozzarella cheese sprinkled over the top of the finished soup.
2. Warm olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat.
3. Saute onion, mushrooms, and green bell peppers until soft, but not browned.
4. It usually takes about 3 to 5 minutes for the onions to become translucent.
5. Add stewed tomatoes, beef stock, pepperoni, basil, oregano, and bay leaf.
6. Cont inue to warm until the mixture is heated through, making sure to stir occasiona lly.
7. Find the bay leaf swimming in your soup and discard it.
8. Add salt and pepper to taste.
9. Ladle the soup into ovenproof bowls and sprinkle with shredded Mozzarella cheese.
10. Either broil in the oven until the cheese melts and is bubbly, or microwave to produce the same results.
11. Serve warm.
12. To store, refrigerate, less the cheese garnish .

olive oil, onions, mushrooms, green bell peppers, tomatoes, beef stock prefer, pepperoni, basil, oregano, bay leaves dried, salt, mozzarella cheese

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/pizza-soup-35914 (may not work)