Italian Minestra With Sausages

Name: Italian Minestra With Sausages
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 2 cups each, 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb Italian sausage; 1/4 cup water; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion, diced; 1 small head savoy cabbage, cored, shredded; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 cups Simply Potatoes Diced Potatoes with Onion; 1 carrot, diced; 1 stalk celery, chopped; 8 cups chicken broth; 1/2 cup sun-dried tomato packed in oil, minced; 1 cup canned garbanzo beans, rinsed, drained; 5 ounces Baby Spinach; 1/2 cup grated romano cheese

Submitted by Gilda L

"Ready, Set, Cook! Special Edition Contest Entry: A hearty Italian soup chock full of vegetables with lots of big flavors. So easy since it is a one-pot meal! Other greens may be substituted for the cabbage: kale, endive, Swiss chard. Your choice."

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 14
Yields:: 2 cups each
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 lb Italian sausage
¹⁄₄ cup water
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, diced
1 small head savoy cabbage, cored, shredded
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups Simply Potatoes Diced Potatoes with Onion
1 carrot, diced
1 stalk celery, chopped
8 cups chicken broth
¹⁄₂ cup sun-dried tomato packed in oil, minced
1 cup canned garbanzo beans, rinsed, drained
5 ounces Baby Spinach
¹⁄₂ cup grated romano cheese

directions

Poke sausages on several sides with a fork. Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add sausages and water and cook until water has evaporated and sausages are browned. Add olive oil, onion, cabbage, garlic, Simply Potatoes, carrot and celery to the pot. Cook until the cabbage is wilted. Add chicken broth, tomatoes and garbanzo beans. Bring to boil, then reduce to simmer with lid askew and cook for 30 minutes. Stir in spinach and cook just until it is wilted. Ladle steaming minestra into bowls and pass the Romano cheese to sprinkle on top. Serve with chunks of Italian bread.