Hearty Sausage Minestrone

Name: Hearty Sausage Minestrone
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings (3-1/2 quarts).
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 1 pound bulk Italian sausage; 1 medium onion, chopped; 2 celery ribs, chopped; 2 medium carrots, chopped; 3 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes with basil, oregano and garlic, undrained; 2 cans (16 ounces each) kidney beans, rinsed and drained; 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) chicken broth; 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 cup ditalini or other small pasta

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min. YIELD: 8 servings (3-1/2 quarts).

As a teacher, I appreciate quick and easy recipes. If I make this for just my husband and me, we have leftovers for lunches. But when there are more people at the table, every bit is eaten. —Tami Stoudt, Evans, Colorado

Ingredients

1 pound bulk Italian sausage
1 medium onion, chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
2 medium carrots, chopped
3 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes with basil, oregano and garlic, undrained
2 cans (16 ounces each) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup ditalini or other small pasta

Directions

1. In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, onion, celery and carrots over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and onion is tender, breaking sausage into crumbles; drain.
2. Stir in tomatoes, beans, broth, garlic powder and pepper; bring to a boil. Add pasta; cook, covered, 6-8 minutes or until pasta is tender.

Nutrition Facts

1-3/4 cups: 372 calories, 13g fat (4g saturated fat), 33mg cholesterol, 1481mg sodium, 44g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 9g fiber), 18g protein.

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