Minestrone With Italian Sausage

• 1 tablespoon olive oil or 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 lb bulk sweet Italian sausage
• 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
• 2 medium carrots, coarsely chopped (1 cup)
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
• 5 14 cups beef broth
• 2 cups canned diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (16 ounce) can great northern beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 cup uncooked small elbow macaroni
• 1 medium zucchini, cut lengthwise in half, then cut into 1/4-inch slices (1 cup)
• 1 cup frozen cut green beans

1. In a 5-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over med-high heat.
2. Add sausage, onion, carrots, basil, and garlic; cook 5-7 minutes, stirring often, until sausage is no longer pink; drain.
3. Stir broth, tomatoes, and great northern beans into sausage mixture.
4. Heat to boiling; decrease heat to med-low.
5. Cover; cook 7-8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Stir in macaroni, zucchini, and frozen green beans; heat to boiling.
7. Cook over med-high heat 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are hot and macaroni is tender; taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.

olive oil, sausage, onion, carrots, basil, garlic, beef broth, tomatoes, great northern beans, elbow macaroni, zucchini

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/minestrone-with-italian-sausage-485190 (may not work)