Minestrone

Name: Minestrone
Ingredients: 2 lbs Italian sausage; 1 tablespoon margarine; 3 tablespoons flour; 8 cups beef broth or 8 cups beef bouillon; 28 ounces canned tomatoes; 1 teaspoon oregano; 1 teaspoon basil; 14 teaspoon minced garlic; 1 onion, diced; 3 small zucchini or 3 small mexican squash, diced; 3 small yellow squash, diced; 3 carrots, diced; 12 cup small shell pasta; salt and pepper

14 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

2 lbs Italian sausage
1 tablespoon margarine
3 tablespoons flour
8 cups beef broth or 8 cups beef bouillon
28 ounces canned tomatoes
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon basil
14 teaspoon minced garlic
1 onion, diced
3 small zucchini or 3 small mexican squash, diced
3 small yellow squash, diced
3 carrots, diced
12 cup small shell pasta
salt and pepper

Directions

1

Brown the sausage in a soup pot.
2

Drain the fat.
3

Melt the margarine in with the sausage.
4

Sprinkle with the flour; stir to mix.
5

Add the broth or bouillon, the tomatoes (slightly chopped), the onion, and the seasonings.
6

Simmer 45 minutes.
7

Toss in the remaining ingredients, and simmer about 30 minutes more.
8

This soup can be slowly simmered all day if you check to be sure there's enough liquid.