Lunch
Minestrone with Italian Sausage
Description
Need a hearty warmer-upper? Make a one-pot soup packed with meat, beans and pasta to satisfy hungry appetites.
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
- 1 lb bulk sweet Italian sausage
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 2 medium carrots, coarsely chopped (1 cup)
- 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
- 5 1/4 cups Progresso™ beef flavored broth (from two 32-oz cartons)
- 1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 can (15.5 oz) great northern beans, drained, rinsed
- 1 cup uncooked small elbow macaroni (3 1/2 oz)
- 1 medium zucchini, cut lengthwise in half, then cut into 1/4-inch slices (1 cup)
- 1 cup frozen cut green beans
Directions:
- In 5-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add sausage, onion, carrots, basil and garlic; cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until sausage is no longer pink; drain.
- Stir broth, tomatoes and great northern beans into sausage mixture. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook 7 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in macaroni, zucchini and frozen green beans. Heat to boiling. Cook over medium-high heat 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are hot and macaroni is tender.
