Italian Sausage Minestrone Soup

I love making homemade soup for dinner. It makes a filling, inexpensive dinner especially when paired with homemade bread and a tossed salad.  This my second recipe for minestrone soup. The first one used meatballs, but this one uses Italian sausage.  I have to say, I love them both!

I don’t usually use canned tomatoes and when I make this again, I won’t bother with them so feel free to use any diced tomato you have on hand.

This recipe makes a ton of soup.  We had enough for dinner and several lunches.  If you want to freeze it, freeze after Step 4.  To re-heat, bring to a boil and continue on to Step 5.

Minestrone Soup

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

1 hour 15 mins

Total time

1 hour 25 mins

 

Author: Taste of Home, October 2011 issue

Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
• 2 large carrots, chopped
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 Tablespoons olive oil
• 7 cups chicken broth
• 2-4 cups cooked navy or white beans (amount depends on preference)
• 2 cans fire roasted diced tomatoes, undrained
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 Tablespoon Italian seasonings
• 1 Tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 cup ditalini or other small pasta

Instructions

1. In a Dutch oven or heavy stock pot, cook sausage until no longer pink; drain.
2. Add olive oil pan. Sautee carrots, celery, onion, and garlic until tender.
3. Add broth, beans, tomatoes, bay leaves, Italian seasonings and tomato paste.
4. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.
5. Stir in ditalini. Return to boil and cook, uncovered, 6-8 minutes until pasta is tender.
6. Serve topped with Parmesan cheese, if desired.

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