Minestrone Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 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

Recipe

• 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.