Lu's minestrone with sausage

12 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 Italian sausage links; Hot
1 tablespoon Olive Oil
1 Onion; chopped
1 Clove garlic; minced
½ cup Celery; chopped
½ cup Carrots; chopped
½ cup Red Pepper; chopped
28 ounces Canned tomatoes; diced
2 teaspoons Dried Thyme
½ teaspoon Dried basil
1 Bay leaf
4 cups Chicken stock
¾ cup Macaroni; uncooked
14 ounces Red Kidney Beans; undrained

Directions

1. Remove sausage from casing and lightly brown in a frypan. Drain meat on paper towelling.

2. In a 16 cup (4L) saucepan, saute onion and garlic in oil until softened.

3. Add celery, carrot, and red pepper. Cook, stirring frequently for 3 minutes.

4. Add tomatoes and seasonings. 5. Stir in chicken stock, pasta and sausage meat. Bring to a boil and simmer until pasta is cooked, 10-15 minutes.

6. Add Red Kidney Beans. Simmer 30 minutes on very low heat until flavours are blended.

7. Season with salt and pepper as desired.

Notes: Tried March 7, 1998 - Quick to put together and tasty. Used Ditalini pasta.

Per Serving: Calories: 244 Fat: 8⅕ grams Fibre: 6½ grams CFF 29⅗ Posted to recipelu-digest by RecipeLu <recipelu@...> on Mar 07, 1998

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