NEW YORK MINESTRONE

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. Italian sausage
  • 1 tbsp. salad oil
  • 1 c. diced onion
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 c. sliced carrots
  • 1 tsp. dry basil
  • 2 sm. zucchini, sliced
  • 1 can tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 cans (10 3/4 oz.) beef bouillon or 3 beef bouillon cubes & 1 1/2 c.
    water
  • 1 c. coarsely shredded cabbage
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 1 can (1 lb.) Great Northern beans, undrained
  • Chopped fresh parsley

Instructions:

Slice sausage crosswise into 1/2 inch pieces; brown in oil in Dutch oven. Add onion, garlic, carrots and basil; cook for

5 minutes. Add zucchini, tomatoes with liquid, bouillon, cabbage, salt and pepper. Bring soup to boil; reduce heat

and simmer for 1 hour, covered. Add beans and liquid, cook another 20 minutes. Garnish with fresh parsley. Serves

8. Freezes well, even better the next day.