Salad Bar Minestrone

• 1 1/4 lb. mixed salad bar vegetables (7 c.)
• 1/2 lb. sweet Italian sausage
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
• 1 (10 3/4 oz.) can condensed beef broth
• 3 soup cans water
• 1 (19 oz.) can undrained white kidney (cannellini) beans
• 1/2 tsp. oregano
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/3 c. orzo or other small pasta

1. Slice any large vegetable into bite size pieces.
2. Saute sausage and garlic in oil in a large pot until meat is no longer pink.
3. Drain most of oil.
4. Add vegetables.
5. Saute 2 to 5 minutes until vegetables begin to brown.
6. Stir in tomato sauce, broth, water, beans and seasonings.
7. Simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes. Sprinkle pasta over soup; simmer 15 minutes or until pasta is tender.

mixed salad bar vegetables, sweet italian sausage, clove garlic, olive oil, tomato sauce, condensed beef broth, water, undrained white kidney, oregano, salt, pepper, orzo

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=980752 (may not work)