Sausage Minestrone Soup

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion chopped
• 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 1 celery stalk diced
• 1 carrot diced
• 1 zucchini diced
• 2 boiling potatoes peeled and diced
• 5 cups chicken stock
• 30 ounces chopped tomatoes 2 cans
• 2 cups shredded kale or chard
• 15 ounces white beans rinsed and drained, 1 can
• 1/2 cup small shell pasta
• 1 package Aidells(R) Smoked Chicken Sausage, Italian Style with Mozzarella Cheese
• 1/4 cup fresh basil chopped
• salt to taste
• freshly ground pepper to taste
• freshly grated Parmesan cheese for garnish

1. In a large Dutch oven or soup pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, celery, carrot, zucchini and potatoes and cook, stirring until the vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the stock and tomatoes and bring to simmer.
2. Simmer until the vegetables are almost cooked through, about 10 minutes.
3. Add the kale or chard, beans and pasta and simmer until the pasta is tender, about 10 minutes.
4. Add the sausage and basil and cook until the sausage is heated through, about 5 minutes.
5. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
6. Serve garnished with parmesan cheese.

olive oil, onion, garlic, carrot, zucchini, boiling potatoes, chicken stock, tomatoes, shredded kale, white beans, shell pasta, package aidells, fresh basil, salt, freshly ground pepper, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Sausage-Minestrone-Soup-9060774 (may not work)