Minestrone With Italian Sausage

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• 1 tablespoon olive oil or 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 lb bulk sweet italian sausage
• 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
• 2 medium carrots, coarsely chopped (1 cup)
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
• 5 1/4 cups beef broth
• 2 cups canned diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (16 ounce) can great northern beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 cup uncooked small elbow macaroni
• 1 medium zucchini, cut lengthwise in half, then cut into 1/4-inch slices (1 cup)
• 1 cup frozen cut green beans

Recipe

• 1 in a 5-quart dutch oven, heat oil over med-high heat.
• 2 add sausage, onion, carrots, basil, and garlic; cook 5-7 minutes, stirring often, until sausage is no longer pink; drain.
• 3 stir broth, tomatoes, and great northern beans into sausage mixture.
• 4 heat to boiling; decrease heat to med-low.
• 5 cover; cook 7-8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 6 stir in macaroni, zucchini, and frozen green beans; heat to boiling.
• 7 cook over med-high heat 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are hot and macaroni is tender; taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.