Simple Sausage Minestrone

Name: Simple Sausage Minestrone
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 240 grams canned diced tomatoes, undrained; 57 grams canned pinto beans, rinsed and drained; 32 grams chopped carrot; 2 Tbsps chopped celery; 235 milliliters chicken broth; 1 bacon strip, diced; 35 grams cooked elbow macaroni; 35 grams cooked elbow macaroni; 1 teaspoons dried basil; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 small onion, chopped; 0 teaspoons dried oregano; 1 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese; 0 teaspoons pepper; 158 grams Johnsonville® Polish Kielbasa Sausage or Polish sausage, quartered; 0 teaspoons salt, optional; 156 grams can tomato juice; 31 grams chopped zucchini

You can never have too many Mediterranean recipes, so give Simple Sausage Minestrone a try. For $1.82 per serving, you get a main course that serves 2. One serving contains 418 calories, 19g of protein, and 26g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. If you have tomatoes, salt, celery, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Simple Minestrone, Simple and Hearty Minestrone Pasta, and Minestrone with Italian Sausage are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towel. In the drippings, saute sausage, onion and garlic for 3 minutes. Stir in the carrot and celery. Cook and stir 2 minutes longer or until sausage is lightly browned; drain.

Ingredients you will need

Sausage

Carrot

Celery

Garlic

Bacon

Onion

Equipment you will use

Slotted Spoon

Paper Towels

Sauce Pan

Stir in the broth, tomatoes, tomato juice, zucchini and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in the beans and macaroni; heat through.

Ingredients you will need

Tomato Juice

Seasoning

Vegetable

Macaroni

Tomato

Zucchini

Beans

Broth

Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and bacon.

Ingredients you will need

Parmesan

Bacon

Equipment

Slotted Spoon

Paper Towels

Sauce Pan

Ingredients

Servings:

240grams

canned diced tomatoes, undrained 57grams

canned pinto beans, rinsed and drained 32grams

chopped carrot 2Tbsps

chopped celery 235milliliters

chicken broth 1

bacon strip, diced 35grams

cooked elbow macaroni 35grams

cooked elbow macaroni 1teaspoons

dried basil 1

garlic clove, minced 1small

onion, chopped 0teaspoons

dried oregano 1Tbsp

grated Parmesan cheese 0teaspoons

pepper 158grams

Johnsonville® Polish Kielbasa Sausage or Polish sausage, quartered 0teaspoons

salt, optional 156grams

can tomato juice 31grams

chopped zucchini

Recommended wine: Chianti, Verdicchio, Trebbiano

Minestrone works really well with Chianti, Verdicchio, and Trebbiano. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Louis Roederer Cristal Brut with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 299 dollars per bottle.

Louis Roederer Cristal Brut

Cristal, the jewel and tête de cuvée of Champagne Louis Roederer, was created in 1876 for the Tsar Alexander II of Russia. It remains faithful to its origin, inspired by elegance and purity. Cristal is produced with regimented standards of winemaking that require a rigorous selection of crus, vintages, grapes, and wine.Cristal is produced using only the finest vintages from crus guaranteed to originate from the Louis Roederer vineyard. All the exceptional characteristics of the 2002 vintage have literally been captured in this Cristal 2002, which is generous and lush, revealing perfect balance between concentration and finesse, freshness and vinosity, intensity and refinement. In three words: proud, rich and luxurious.Cristal 2002 is brilliant yellow with light amber highlights and has a beautiful mousse with fine cordon of persistent and regular bubbles. The nose is intense and delicate, revealing a clean and well-blended mixture of flavors of honey, cocoa, lightly toasted hazelnuts, candied citrus fruit. A savory explosion of ripe fruit on the attack, the wine reveals red fruit, white chocolate, caramel and Danish pastry, typical of Cristal. Its silky, concentrated texture relies on its intense, powerful and vinous structure, but maintains refinement. The palate builds up to attain a delicious sensation of well-blended harmony of flavors. A fresh finish with a hint of bitterness makes it almost crunchy.