Minestrone Soup

Submitted by Scrivener1

"This is by far the best soup that I have ever had. I found this recipe in a cookbook called A Collection of the Very Finest Recipes. I have slightly adapted the recipe, but not by much."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 lb sweet sausage or 1 lb hot sausage
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup carrot, diced
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 small zucchini, sliced thin
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes, undrained
• 2 (10 ounce) cans beef bouillon
• 2 cups cabbage, shredded
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 (15 ounce) can great northern beans
• 1⁄2 cup rice, uncooked
• 1⁄2 cup red wine

directions

1. Saute sausage until brown.
2. Add onion, garlic, carrots, and basil and cook for 5 minutes.
3. Add zucchini, tomatoes with liquid, bouillon, cabbage, salt, and pepper.
4. Bring soup to a boil.
5. Reduce heat and simmer covered for an hour.
6. Rinse beans. Add the beans, rice, and wine.
7. Cook for 30 minutes, or until rice is done.
8. You can eat this now and top with cheddar cheese, but it is even better the next day.

Reviews

[advoc84kids]

VERY GOOD... I added additional broth for a brothier soup.. It was a little too thick with just 2 cans of broth. This is real tasty!

 

[Barenakedchef]

Warm and rich soup that is perfect for a cold winter evening! I also used additional broth and it was delicious. Thanks for posting!

 

[LaceyCate]

Changed the rice to noodles and added some parmesan, but other than that, no changes. Even the husband loved it!

 

[Aggee1010]

This was delicious and easy, plus very versatile! My husband is learning how to cook and I found this recipe for him to try. He did it and it was delicious! We used hamburger meat instead of sausage because it was what we had. Fantastic!

 

[Kim~In~Canada]

Just delicious. It tasted just like cabbage rolls. It was easy, and tasted like it had cooked much longer than it actually had. A keeper. Thanks.