Savory Minestrone Soup

• 3/4 lb. fresh or smoked sausage
• 1 Tbsp. cooking oil
• 1 c. onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 c. carrots, sliced
• 2 small zucchini, sliced
• 10 3/4 oz. can beef broth
• 10 3/4 oz. can Italian tomato soup
• 1 1/2 c. water
• 16 oz. can Great Northern beans (undrained)
• 1 c. bow-shaped pasta (uncooked)

1. Slice sausage into 1/4 inch pieces.
2. Brown lightly in oil in large soup pot.
3. Stir often to prevent sticking and burning.
4. Add onion, garlic, carrots and zucchini.
5. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
6. Add broth, soup and water and bring to a boil.
7. Stir in beans and pasta and reduce heat to low.
8. Simmer about 15 minutes or until the pasta is cooked.
9. Stir occasionally.
10. Yield:
11. 4 to 6 servings.

sausage, cooking oil, onion, clove garlic, carrots, zucchini, beef broth, tomato soup, water, great northern beans, pasta

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=932086 (may not work)