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Sausage & white bean soup

(recipe, Maura Berger)

Ingredients

1. I pkg turkey sausage (Italian links) casing removed
2. 1 cup chopped onion
3. 1 cup chopped celery
4. 3 cloves garlic
5. 1 cup of sliced carrots
6. 2 cans chicken broth
7. 1 can white (cannolini) beans rinsed
8. 1 can diced tomatoes (and the juice)
9. ½ cup of pasta (I used orrichette – little disk lite pasta)
10. 1 tsp. each dried rosemary, oregano & basil

Steps

1. Brown sausage meat & drain
2. In the same pot (without cleaning) add some olive oil & cook down the onion, celery & garlic (10 minutes) Add carrot & cook on low for about 5 more. (don’t let the garlic burn)
3. Add in the broth, beans & tomatoes – cook about 45 minutes
4. Add dry pasta – cook about 20 more minutes or until the pasta is soft.
5. *this was like a thin stew – not too much liquid – add another can of broth if you want it more soup like.