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Hearty Minestrone (1.5 cup serving) takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Hearty Minestrone (1.5 cup serving) takes 30 minutes to cook.

Hearty Minestrone (1.5 cup serving) makes 9 servings.

The ingredients for Hearty Minestrone (1.5 cup serving) are:

1/2 lb Italian sausage
1 onion, chopped
1 tbsp garlic, crushed
1 cup each chopped celery, carrots, and red pepper
26 oz can tomatoes (chopped)
1 1/2 tsp dried basil
1 bay leaf
pinch of dried thyme
6 cups veggie broth
3/4 cup small pasta shells
19 oz can kidney beans, drained, rinsed
1 1/2 cup green beans

Here is how you make Hearty Minestrone (1.5 cup serving):

Remove the sausage from casing and lightly brown in large pot. In same pot, saute onion and garlic until soft. Add vegetables; cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and seasonings. Stir in broth and pasta. Bring to a boil and simmer until pasta is cooked, 10 to 15 minutes. Add kidney beans and green beans and simmer for 10 minutes until beans are heated.Serving Size:?makes 8 1.5 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 9Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JETTERO.

The nutritional information for Hearty Minestrone (1.5 cup serving) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 9
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 173.6

• Total Fat: 4.8 g
• Cholesterol: 15.0 mg
• Sodium: 1,222.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 23.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.7 g
• Protein: 9.7 g