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Best Real Italian Minestrone Recipe


BEST REAL ITALIAN MINESTRONE Recipe
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10 months, 3 weeks ago
This hearty soup is great during the cold winter months!
Prep:15m Cook:45m Servings:8

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Ingredients
  • 2 pounds bulk Italian sausage
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 2-3 carrots, peeled and chopped
  • 2 small zucchini, halved and sliced
  • one 28 ounce can diced tomatoes (DO NOT DRAIN)
  • one 14 ounce can Swanson’s 100% fat-free chicken broth
  • 1-1/2 Tablespoons basil
  • 1-1/2 Tablespoons parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • minced garlic, to taste
  • 10 cups water
  • two 15 ounce cans cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cup uncooked small pasta
  • Shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions
  1. Brown sausage in a large skillet. Drain any grease well and set aside.
  2. In a large pot, sauté onion in olive oil until soft and “clear”, but not brown. Add sausage, carrots, zucchini, tomatoes with juice, chicken broth, basil, parsley, pepper, garlic, and water and stir to combine. Simmer 30 minutes. Increase heat and bring mixture to a boil. Stir in beans and pasta. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook until pasta is done, about 10-12 minutes. Top servings with Parmesan cheese.

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keni 10 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Great to see this one added, bc...just one question, though, should the tomatoes be drained....;) hehehe...sorry....(love cannellini beans, by the way...)

slj6lori 10 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Loved this soup as did my family.....very hearty and delicious! I did use 2 lg cloves of garlic fine minced and added that to the carrots and onions as they sauteed for extra flavor. Used fresh flat leaf parsley instead of the dried also. Ditilini pasta was our choice and this soup ROCKS! Thanks for sharing BC!!

pointsevenout 3 months, 1 week ago said:
Outstanding soup! I added a pound of bow-tie pasta.

justjakesmom 3 months, 1 week ago said:
LOOKS good, bestcooker! Saved for cooler days..... great pic btw, Points.

linebb956 2 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Oh WOW... We only get about a month of winter here.. and I live on soups during that time. This goes to the top of my list! High 5


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