Italian Sausage Minestrone
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 299.0
- Total Fat: 7.6 g
- Cholesterol: 70.1 mg
- Sodium: 1,616.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 34.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 9.7 g
- Protein: 26.8 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Italian Sausage Minestrone calories by ingredient
Introduction
This is adapted from Taste of Home, But healthier, made with chicken sausage. This is adapted from Taste of Home, But healthier, made with chicken sausage.Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
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24 oz Al Fresco Italian style Chicken Sausage (2 packages)
3 medium carrots, chopped
3 medium celery stalks, chopped
1.5 medium onions, chopped
2 tbsp. minced garlic
8 cups, reduced sodium chicken broth
4 cups great northern beans, approx 2 cans
4 cups fire roasted diced tomatoes, undrained, approx 2 cans
2 bay leaves
1 tbsp. Italian seasoning
2 tbsp. tomato paste
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additional ingredients optional and not included in nutritional values
~ditalini pasta
~parmesan cheese
Tips
Add salt and pepper at your discretion. This has enough flavor that you do not really need to add any.
Directions
Remove casings from chicken sausage and crumble in a large dutch oven. Heat through. Add chopped carrots, onion, garlic and celery and cook until veggies are softened. Then stir in broth, beans, tomatoes, bay leaves, seasoning and tomato paste. Heat to boiling, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for approx. 1/2 hour.
As an option you can add cooked ditalini pasta and parmesan cheese. (remember, these ingredients are not included in the nutritional values.)
Serving Size: 8 bowls
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SCRAPPER77.
As an option you can add cooked ditalini pasta and parmesan cheese. (remember, these ingredients are not included in the nutritional values.)
Serving Size: 8 bowls
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SCRAPPER77.