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Hearty Sausage Minestrone Soup

Make this homemade Hearty Sausage Minestrone Soup with fresh vegetables. It’s a thick vegetable soup with pasta and Italian sausage.   This easy Minestrone Soup is delicious served with crusty bread and makes a perfect comfort meal. 

 
 
Hearty Sausage Minestrone Soup
 
I have always heard that soup is good for the soul. This is so true, soup just fills you with comfort and is just plain good foodies. It’s total comfort and satisfaction.   
 
There is no set recipe for Minestrone Soup, the term Minestrone  is normally used to describe a thick vegetable soup usually with pasta.   Please please feel free to exchange the vegetables according to your likes.  This list is just a suggestions. This Italian soup is just whole pot of goodness for the soul.  And it’s best serve with Crunchy Bread and topped with fresh Parmesan cheese.
 
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What’s in this Hearty Minestrone Soup:

Ingredients:

  • 2 link Italian Sausage (your favorite)
  • ½  cup of onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 cup potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
  • ½  cup of carrots, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
  • ½  cup of diced red bell pepper
  • 48 oz chicken broth
  • 2-80z cans of tomato sauce
  • ½  teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon of dried oregano
  • 2 cups of pasta (your choice)
  • ½  cup canned garbanzo beans
  • ½  cup corn
  • ½  cup or green beans or green peas

 

Instructions for Minestrone Soup:

  • Slice sausage into 1/2 inch rounds, sauté in dutch oven or large soup pot until just browned. Remove the sausage pieces with a slotted spoon retaining the grease, set the sausages aside and keep warm
  •  In the same pot sauté the onions, carrots and potatoes in the grease for about 5 minutes on med heat. Add bell peppers and garlic, sauté for 2 minutes.
  • Add chicken broth, tomato sauce and herbs. Bring to a slow boil, add pasta and cook for 8 minutes.
  • Add the garbanzo beans, corn and green peas or green beans and simmer for 3-5 minutes.
  • Serve and enjoy
 

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Hearty Sausage Minestrone Soup

Make this homemade Hearty Sausage Minestrone Soup with fresh vegetables. It’s a thick vegetable soup with pasta and Italian sausage.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: Hearty Sausage Minestrone Soup, Sausage Minestrone Soup
Servings: 4
Calories: 331kcal
Author: Evelyn

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 links Italian Sausage your favorite
  • 1/2 cup onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup potatoes cut into 1/2 inch cubes
  • 1/2 cup carrots cut into 1/2 inch cubes
  • 1/2 cup red bell pepper diced
  • 48 oz chicken broth
  • 2 8oz cans tomato sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 2 cups pasta your choice
  • 1/2 cup garbanzo beans
  • 1/2 cup corn
  • 1/2 cup green peas or green beans

Instructions

  • Slice sausage into 1/2 inch rounds, saute in dutch oven or large soup pot until just browned. Remove the sausage pieces with a slotted spoon retaining the grease, set the sausages aside and keep warm
  • In the same pot saute the onions, carrots and potatoes in the grease for about 5 minutes on med heat. Add bell peppers and garlic, saute for 2 minutes.
  • Add chicken broth, tomato sauce and herbs. Bring to a slow boil, add pasta and cook for 8 minutes.
  • Add the garbanzo beans, corn and green peas or green beans and simmer for 3-5 minutes.
  • Serve and enjoy

Nutrition

Calories: 331kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 2315mg | Potassium: 1085mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 3976IU | Vitamin C: 69mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 4mg

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Holly

Monday 17th of February 2014

This does look good! Saw it as a related post on your main page. #BYB100

Crochet Hooks

Wednesday 6th of November 2013

yummmm pass a bowl or three!

Jessica Pelasky

Tuesday 5th of November 2013

This looks like winter in a bowl!

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Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes

Tuesday 8th of October 2013

I love soup - looking forward to cooler weather! Pinned this :)

Melissa @ My Recent Favorite Books

Monday 7th of October 2013

This sounds delicious! =)