Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Sausage Minestrone


1 pound turkey Italian sausage (sweet or hot)
1 T garlic, minced
3 c beef broth
1 ~16 oz can white beans (drained and rinsed)
1 ~14.5 oz can diced Italian tomatoes
1 c spaghetti sauce
3 small zucchini, diced
2 carrots, grated
2 t Italian seasoning
2 c cooked pasta (elbow or rotini)

Remove sausage from casing. In large saucepan, crumble and cook sausage and garlic over medium heat until sausage is browned. Remove from pan to drain on paper towel.

Add remaining ingredients except pasta to saucepan and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and return sausage to pan. Simmer for a minimum of thirty minutes, for best flavor allow to simmer several hours.

Ladle into large bowls, add pasta and top with fresh grated parmesan cheese. Serves 8.

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