Creamy Sausage & Sweet Potato Soup – Uncle John's Pride

Ingredients

• 4 slices smoked bacon
• 4 links pineapple sausage
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 large carrot, diced
• 2 celery sticks, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 2 green zucchini, chopped
• 10 mushrooms, chopped
• 3 to 4 sweet potatoes, cubed
• 30 oz canned diced tomatoes
• 8 oz tomato sauce
• 1 cup red wine
• 4 cups beef or chicken broth
• 6 cups water
• ground black pepper
• 2 tsp sea salt
• 1 1/2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• fresh thyme, rosemary, oregano
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese