Name: Minestrone Soup with Sausage
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 115 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 1 pound Italian sausage links, cut into 1/2-inch slices; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 cup chopped onion; 1 cup sliced fresh carrots; 1 garlic clove, finely minced; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 2 cups chopped cabbage; 2 small zucchini, halved and sliced; 2 cans (10-1/2 ounces each) condensed beef broth, undiluted or 3 beef bouillon cubes plus 1-1/2 cups water; 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 can (15-1/2 ounces) great northern beans, rinsed and drained; Minced fresh parsley

This warm and hearty minestrone soup with sausage is the ideal antidote for a cold winter's day.

Ingredients

1 pound Italian sausage links, cut into 1/2-inch slices

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 cup chopped onion

1 cup sliced fresh carrots

1 garlic clove, finely minced

1 teaspoon dried basil

2 cups chopped cabbage

2 small zucchini, halved and sliced

2 cans (10-1/2 ounces each) condensed beef broth, undiluted or 3 beef bouillon cubes plus 1-1/2 cups water

1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 can (15-1/2 ounces) great northern beans, rinsed and drained

Minced fresh parsley

Instructions

1 Prep the soup

2 In a Dutch oven, brown the sausage in oil. Add the onion, carrots, garlic and basil, and cook for five minutes. Stir in the cabbage, zucchini, broth, tomatoes, salt and pepper.

3 Simmer the soup

4 Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for one hour.

5 Add the beans and cook 20 minutes longer. Garnish with parsley.