Minestrone Soup

Name: Minestrone Soup
Ingredients: 1 lb sweet sausage or 1 lb hot sausage; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 medium onion; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 cup carrot, diced; 1 tablespoon dried basil; 1 small zucchini, sliced thin; 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes, undrained; 2 (10 ounce) cans beef bouillon; 2 cups cabbage, shredded; salt and pepper, to taste; 1 (15 ounce) can great northern beans; 1/2 cup rice, uncooked; 1/2 cup red wine

14 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 lb sweet sausage or 1 lb hot sausage
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup carrot, diced
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 small zucchini, sliced thin
1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes, undrained
2 (10 ounce) cans beef bouillon
2 cups cabbage, shredded
salt and pepper, to taste
1 (15 ounce) can great northern beans
1/2 cup rice, uncooked
1/2 cup red wine

Directions

1

Saute sausage until brown.
2

Add onion, garlic, carrots, and basil and cook for 5 minutes.
3

Add zucchini, tomatoes with liquid, bouillon, cabbage, salt, and pepper.
4

Bring soup to a boil.
5

Reduce heat and simmer covered for an hour.
6

Rinse beans. Add the beans, rice, and wine.
7

Cook for 30 minutes, or until rice is done.
8

You can eat this now and top with cheddar cheese, but it is even better the next day.