Upstate Minestrone Soup
Yield
8 servingsPrep
15 minCook
90 minReady
105 minTrans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pound |
italian sausage
sweet |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
olive oil
or vegetable oil |
|
| 1 | cup |
onions
diced |
|
| 1 | clove |
garlic
finely minced |
|
| 1 | cup |
carrots
sliced |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
basil
crumbled |
*
|
| 2 | small |
zucchini
sliced |
|
| 1 | pound |
tomatoes
canned italian pear, chopped and undrained |
|
| 10 ¾ | ounces |
beef stock
or 3 beef boullion cubes plus 1 1/2 cups hot water |
|
| 2 | cups |
cabbage leaves
finely chopped |
* |
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
black pepper
|
|
| 1 | pound |
great northern beans
undrained |
|
| 1 | x |
parsley leaves
chopped |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 453.6 | g |
italian sausage
sweet |
|
| 15 | ml |
olive oil
or vegetable oil |
|
| 237 | ml |
onions
diced |
|
| 1 | clove |
garlic
finely minced |
|
| 237 | ml |
carrots
sliced |
|
| 5 | ml |
basil
crumbled |
*
|
| 2 | small |
zucchini
sliced |
|
| 453.6 | g |
tomatoes
canned italian pear, chopped and undrained |
|
| 310.7 | ml/g |
beef stock
or 3 beef boullion cubes plus 1 1/2 cups hot water |
|
| 473 | ml |
cabbage leaves
finely chopped |
* |
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
black pepper
|
|
| 453.6 | g |
great northern beans
undrained |
|
| 1 | x |
parsley leaves
chopped |
*
|
Directions
Slice sausage crosswise about ½ inch thick; brown in oil in deep saucepan or Dutch oven.
Add onion, garlic, carrots and basil; cook for 5 minutes.
Add zucchini, tomatoes with liquid, boullion, cabbage, salt and pepper.
Bring soup to boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
Add beans with liquid; cook another 20 minutes.
Garnish with parsley.
