Grandma's Minestra
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 118.29 ml chopped bacon
- 2 red onions, coarsely chopped
- 5 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
- 226.79 g can cannellini beans
- 709.77 ml greens, chopped (swiss chard, mustard, any will do)
- 946.36 ml water (more or less, depending on how thick you want it)
- 1 chicken bouillon cube
- 5 large carrots, chopped
- 5 new potatoes, chopped (you can peel them if you want, I leave the skin on. This is not a lot of potatoes, as I don't care f)
- 4.92 ml dried thyme
- 4.92 ml dried basil
- 2.46 ml dried oregano
- 6 sausages, cut into slices (I prefer to do this with frozen raw sausages, they're much easier to slice)
- 1.23 ml salt
- 1.23-2.46 ml black pepper
- 0.61-1.23 ml cayenne pepper
directions
- Brown bacon in a large, heavy pot.
- Once bacon is browned, add garlic and onions.
- Saute garlic and onions until translucent.
- Add cannelini beans and greens, mixing to incorporate.
- Add water, boullion cube, carrots, potatoes, herbs and raw sausage slices. Bring to a boil.
- Once soup has boiled, reduce heat and simmer for 30 - 45 minutes.
- Once sausages are cooked through, add salt and peppers to taste.
- Great served on its own, or with a loaf of crusty Italian bread.
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<p>I'm an American living in England, married to a fantastic guy. We have two little girls- a 3 1/2 year old extremely finnicky eater and a 6 month old who has yet to come across any flavor she doesn't like (including cauliflower, parsnip, beef, lentils, etc). Go figure.</p>