Minestrone With Italian Sausage
Minestrone With Italian Sausage
Equipment
Ingrediënten
- 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
- 1 lb bulk sweet Italian pork sausage
- 2 medium carrots coarsely chopped (1 cup)
- 1 medium onion chopped (½ cup)
- 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
- 5¼ cups beef broth from two 32-oz cartons
- 1 can diced tomatoes undrained
- 1 can great northern beans drained, rinsed
- 1 cup uncooked small elbow macaroni 4 oz
- 1 medium zucchini cut in half lengthwise, then crosswise into ¼-inch slices (1 cup)
- 1 cup frozen cut green beans
Instructies
- n 5-quart Dutch oven or stockpot, heat oil over medium-high heat.
- Add sausage, carrots, onion, basil and garlic; cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until sausage is no longer pink.
- Drain.
- Stir broth, tomatoes and great northern beans into sausage mixture.
- Heat to boiling.
- Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook 7 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in macaroni, zucchini and frozen green beans.
- Heat to boiling.
- Cook over medium-high heat 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are hot and macaroni is tender.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Quick Variation:
Substitute 1 can (15.5 ounces) great northern beans or your favorite canned beans for the sausage and use vegetable broth instead of beef broth.
Nutritional Information
Calories: 380 kcal
