Simple Minestrone Soup

Submitted by Sanzibar -

"Quick and easy to put together in your crock pot. If I have a parmesan cheese rind, I throw that in during the cooking for authentic Italian flavor."

 

• Ready In: 6hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 453.59 g chicken sausage (spicy or mild Italian)
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 425.24 g can beef broth
• 396.89 g can tomatoes, diced
• 411.06 g can chopped zucchini with Italian-style tomato sauce
• 411.06 g can cut green beans
• 248.05 g can carrots, sliced
• 425.24 g can white beans, drained
• 709.77 ml V8 vegetable juice
• 236.59 ml water
• 4.92 ml garlic powder
• 4.92 ml onion powder
• 4.92 ml dried basil
• 14.79 ml dried oregano
• 4.92 ml salt
• 2.46 ml black pepper
• 226.79 g small shell pasta
• 118.29 ml parmesan cheese, shredded

directions

1. Brown chicken sausage and then slice into bite-size pieces.
2. Add the sausage and all ingredients except for the pasta and cheese to a large crock pot (do not drain vegetables).
3. Cook on low for 6 - 8 hours.
4. Cook pasta according to package directions (slightly undercook).
5. Add pasta to the crock pot and continue cooking for 15 minutes.
6. Serve with parmesan cheese.