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Minestrone Soup Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 lb. bulk Italian pork sausage
6 cups water
2 beef bouillon cubes
1 onion, chopped
2 large carrots, sliced
2 large celery ribs, diced
1 48 oz. can tomato juice
2 8 oz. cans tomato sauce
1 T dried parsley flakes ot 3 t fresh, chopped
1/2 t. sweet basil, crushed
1 t. leaf oregano, crushed
Salt, pepper to taste
1 can (1 lb.)garbanzo beans, drained
1 can (1 lb.) green beans, drained (or not)
1 cup small macaroni noodles or shells
Directions:
Directions:
Brown sausage in heavy kettle, drain. Dissolve bullion cubes in water and add to kettle. Add everything down to beans. Simmer with lid on for 6 hours. 30 minutes before serving add the beans, green beans and noodles.Simmer until noodles are tender.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
10-12
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I have never simmered this for 6 hours! 2 or 3 seems to work for me.
Sometimes I add a can of refried beans to make it thicker, more body.
We don't care for garbanzo beans, so I use small white, pinto, or whatever I have.

 

 

 

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