My Mom's Italian Sausage Soup

I have had others, but this is the best. Add some garlic toast and you have a wonderful light meal--good for those cold nights!

• Ready In: 3 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 mild Italian sausage, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 2  garlic cloves, chopped
• 2  small onions or 1  large onion, chopped
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes
• 42  ounces beef broth
• 1 1⁄2 cups red wine or 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon basil
• 3  tablespoons  chopped parsley
• 1  medium green pepper, chopped
• 2  medium zucchini (2 med yellow squash also)
• 1 1⁄2 cups  uncooked bow tie pasta

Directions

1. Cook sausage until lightly browned; drain off fat. Add garlic and onions and cook until onions are limp.
2. Stir in tomatoes, broth and wine or water, basil, parsley and green pepper; simmer about 2 hours on low heat.
3. Add zucchini (squash) and noodles about 20 minutes before serving.
4. Add a sprinkle or two of Parmesan cheese on top of each bowl of soup. Serve with the garlic toast--yum, let's eat!