Minestrone With Italian Sausage Recipe

• 1 c. dry white navy beans (Great Northern)
• 2 cans (10 3/4 ounce. size) condensed chicken broth undiluted
• Salt
• 1 pound sweet Italian sausage
• 1 sm. head cabbage (1 1/2 lb.)
• 4 carrots (1/2 lb.)
• 2 med. onions, (1/2 lb.)
• 2 med. potatoes (3/4 lb.)
• 1/4 c. olive or possibly salad oil
• 1 stalk celery
• 2 zucchini, 1/2 pound
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 c. minced parsley
• 1 c. broken up thin spaghetti
• Grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 can (1 lb.) Italian style tomatoes

1. Day before: in bowl, cover beans with cool water.
2. Chill, covered overnight.
3. Next day drain.
4. Turn chicken broth into a 1 qt measure; add in water to make 1 qt.
5. Pour into an 8 qt kettle with 2 more qts water, 2 tsp.
6. salt and the beans.
7. Bring to boiling: reduce heat; simmer, covered, 1 hour.
8. Meanwhile, in medium skillet, simmer sausage gently in water to cover 1/2 hour Drain well.
9. Saute/fry over medium heat till browned all over.
10. Slice sausage 1/4 inch thick on the diagonal; set aside.
11. Wash cabbage, and quarter; remove core with sharp knife; slice on diagonal, 1/4 inch thick.
12. Pare carrots; slice on diagonal 1/4 inch thick.
13. Pare potatoes; slice 1/2 inch thick; cut into 1/2 cubes.
14. Add in to soup with tomatoes.
15. Cover; cook 1/2 hour longer.
16. Meanwhile peel onions; cut in half; slice thinly.
17. In warm oil in medium skillet, saute/fry onion, stirring, about 5 min.
18. Remove from heat.
19. Slice celery, on diagonal, 1/8 inch thick.
20. Wash zucchini; slice into rounds 1/4 inch thick.
21. Press 1 clove garlic.
22. Add in vegetables to onion with 1/2 tsp.
23. salt and the pepper.
24. Cook slowly, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 20 min.
25. Add in to bean mix with parsley and spaghetti.
26. Cook slowly, covered and stirring occasionally, 30 min.
27. Add in sausage; heat through.
28. Serve warm with Parmesan cheese.
29. Makes 5 qts, 10 servings.

white navy beans, salt, sausage, head cabbage, carrots, onions, potatoes, olive, celery, zucchini, clove garlic, pepper, parsley, parmesan cheese, italian style tomatoes

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/minestrone-with-italian-sausage-15956 (may not work)