Here is a quick recipe for a really good soup.
1 lb of italian sausage, sweet, mild, medium, hot your choice. If you buy it in links, you need to remove it from the casing.
2 cans of tomato soup concentrate
10 oz (one can) of white wine that you would drink. I usually use a Gallo Moscato
30 oz (three cans) of vegetable stock or water
1 small onion, diced medium
1 package of frozen mixed vegetables You can usually find a vegetable soup mix or Italian mix. Look for things like zucchini, lima beans, cauliflow/broccoli, peas and carrots
1 bay leaf
1 small bunch of fresh parsley tied with butcher's twine
3 sprigs of fresh thyme tied with the parsley
2 large cloves of garlic chopped (about one heaping tablespoon if you get it in a jar)
In a large soup pot over medium heat brown the sausage and break it down into small bits.
Add the onions and continue to saute.
Add the garlic and tomato soup concentrate, and cook for five minutes.
Add the wine and scrape the bottom of the pan. Cook for three to five minutes.
Add the stock, vegetables and herbs.
Cover and simmer for thirty to forty minutes.