Minestrone Soup ( Wayne's Style)

Total Time: 31 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs mild italian sausage
• 1 1/2 lbs hot hot italian sausages
• 5 cooked hamburger patties (cut into cubes)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 10 cups water
• 1 liter beef stock
• 1 large zucchini (diced with peel on )
• 2 large carrots (sliced)
• 2 medium onions (diced)
• 1/2 head green cabbage (shredded)
• 680 ml tomato sauce
• 13 ounces tomato paste
• 2 (10 ounce) cans mushrooms (sliced)
• 12 ounces nibblet corn
• 38 ounces red kidney beans
• 1/4 cup parsley
• 2 tablespoons sweet basil
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 2 1/2 cups fussilli pasta (optional pasta of your choice)
• grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 brown sausage in oil. after browning sausage, drain excess grease then put all ingredients ( except noodles) in a stock pot and simmer for 45 minutes then add pasta and continue a low simmer for 45 more minutes. soup is ready when pasta and vegetables are tender. you can use a crock pot and downsize the recipe setting the cooking time for 4-6 hours.