Minestrone Soup with Sausage

Total Time Prep: 25 min. Cook: 1-1/2 hours
Yield 8 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
This warm and hearty minestrone soup with sausage is the ideal antidote for a cold winter's day.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Italian sausage links, cut into 1/2-inch slices
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 cup sliced fresh carrots
  • 1 garlic clove, finely minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 2 cups chopped cabbage
  • 2 small zucchini, halved and sliced
  • 2 cans (10-1/2 ounces each) condensed beef broth, undiluted or 3 beef bouillon cubes plus 1-1/2 cups water
  • 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 can (15-1/2 ounces) great northern beans, rinsed and drained
  • Minced fresh parsley

Directions

  1. In a Dutch oven, brown sausage in oil. Add onion, carrots, garlic and basil; cook for 5 minutes. Stir in cabbage, zucchini, broth, tomatoes, salt and pepper.
  2. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. Add beans; cook 20 minutes longer. Garnish with parsley.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 236 calories, 14g fat (4g saturated fat), 31mg cholesterol, 1329mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 5g fiber), 12g protein.

If you love vegetables, you'll find this minestrone especially satisfying. Keep the recipe in mind when you have a bounty of fresh garden produce. —Yvonne Krantz, Mount Upton, New York
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