Upstate Minestrone Soup

• 1 lb. Italian sweet sausage
• 1 Tbsp. salad oil
• 1 c. sliced carrots
• 1 c. diced onions
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tsp. dried basil
• 2 small zucchini (unpeeled), sliced
• 1 lb. 12 oz. can Italian pear tomatoes (undrained), chopped
• 3 beef bouillon cubes, dissolved in 1 1/2 c. boiling water
• 2 c. finely shredded cabbage
• 1 (1 lb.) can Great Northern beans (undrained)

1. Slice sausage crosswise about 1/2-inch thick.
2. In a large kettle, brown sausage in oil.
3. Add onions, garlic, carrots and basil.
4. Cook for 5 minutes.
5. Add zucchini, tomatoes, liquid bouillon and cabbage.
6. Bring to a boil.
7. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
8. Add beans and their liquid; cook another 20 minutes.

italian sweet sausage, salad oil, carrots, onions, clove garlic, basil, zucchini, italian pear tomatoes, bouillon cubes, cabbage, great northern beans

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=638373 (may not work)