Minestrone Soup ( Wayne's Style)

• 1 12 lbs mild Italian sausage
• 1 12 lbs hot hot Italian sausages
• 5 cooked hamburger patties (cut into cubes)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 10 cups water
• 1 liter beef stock
• 1 large zucchini (diced with peel on )
• 2 large carrots (sliced)
• 2 medium onions (diced)
• 12 head green cabbage (shredded)
• 680 ml tomato sauce
• 13 ounces tomato paste
• 2 (10 ounce) cans mushrooms (sliced)
• 12 ounces nibblet corn
• 38 ounces red kidney beans
• 14 cup parsley
• 2 tablespoons sweet basil
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 14 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 2 12 cups fussilli pasta (optional pasta of your choice)
• grated parmesan cheese

1. Brown sausage in oil.
2. After browning sausage, drain excess grease then put all ingredients ( except noodles) in a stock pot and simmer for 45 minutes then add pasta and continue a low simmer for 45 more minutes.
3. Soup is ready when pasta and vegetables are tender.
4. You can use a crock pot and downsize the recipe setting the cooking time for 4-6 hours.

italian sausage, patties, olive oil, water, beef stock, zucchini, carrots, onions, green cabbage, tomato sauce, tomato, mushrooms, corn, red kidney, parsley, sweet basil, salt, pepper, garlic, pasta, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/minestrone-soup-waynes-style-382999 (may not work)