Spicy Sausage Soup

It's snowing.  And icy.  And I'm so done with ice and snow.  Perfect weather for a big bowl of soup.  One child ate the soup, the other one refused it.  

Spicy Sausage Soup
Ingredients:
4 cloves garlic, minced

1 small onion, minced

1 small leek, diced roughly

2 large carrots, diced roughly

3 stalks celery, diced roughly

1 small zucchini, diced roughly

1 lb spicy sausage, formed into balls

2-3 tablespoons olive oil

8 cups chicken stock

1/4 lb pasta shells

Salt

Red pepper

Peccorino Romano cheese, shredded

Method:

Heat olive oil in large Dutch oven or stock pot over medium heat.

Add garlic, cook 2-3 minutes.

Brown sausage, remove.

Add remaining vegetables, cook for 5 minutes.

Add sausage.

Add chicken stock.  

Increase heat to high.  Bring to a boil.  

Add pasta.  Cook until al dente, then turn off.

 Add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve with cheese.