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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

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Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Makes

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

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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

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.
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.

Can you freeze Hearty Sausage Minestrone?

Freeze cooled minestrone in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add a little broth if necessary.

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.

Hearty Sausage Minestrone

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Can you freeze Hearty Sausage Minestrone?

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