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Goodmama's Minestrone Soup
Goodmama, California 



Serving Size: 10   Preparation Time:2:30


Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------          --------------------------------
  4      links                   hot Italian sausage -- cooked, crumbled
  2      tablespoons      Bertoli olive oil
  2      cups                   onion -- chopped
  2      tablespoons      garlic -- minced
  1      cup                     celery -- sliced
  1      cup                     carrots -- sliced
  2      28 oz. cans        Progresso Italian plum tomatoes -- squished
  1      64 oz.                 low-salt chicken broth
  1      tablespoon        fresh parsley -- chopped
  2      cups                   green beans -- sliced
  2      teaspoons         basil
  1      teaspoon           oregano
  1      teaspoon           salt
  1/2   teaspoon           cayenne pepper flakes
  1      15 oz. can          dark red kidney beans -- drained
  1      15 oz. can          garbanzo beans -- drained
  1/2   small                  cabbage -- shredded
  2      medium              zucchini -- quartered, sliced
  3/4   cup                     elbow macaroni or small shell pasta
                      FRESHLY grated Parmesan cheese

1.  Set crumbled sausage aside. Heat olive oil in large soup pot and sauté # 2 - 6; sauté until vegetables are tender.

2.  Add sausage and  # 7 - 14; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes.

3.  Add # 15 - 17; simmer covered an additional 10 minutes.

4.  Add # 18 - 19; summer UNCOVERED 20 minutes or until pasta is cooked.

                  

Serving Ideas : Top with lots of freshly grated parmesan cheese.

NOTES : For a vegetarian version, just omit the sausage.

 

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