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Minestrone with Italian Sausage

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jun 14, 2012
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Minestrone with Italian Sausage

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 45 min
  • Servings 7
  • Ingredients 12
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
  • 1 lb bulk sweet Italian sausage
  • 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
  • 2 medium carrots, coarsely chopped (1 cup)
  • 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
  • 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
  • 5 1/4 cups Progresso™ beef flavored broth (from two 32-oz cartons)
  • 1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 can (15.5 oz) great northern beans, drained, rinsed
  • 1 cup uncooked small elbow macaroni (3 1/2 oz)
  • 1 medium zucchini, cut lengthwise in half, then cut into 1/4-inch slices (1 cup)
  • 1 cup frozen cut green beans
Make With
Progresso Broth

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In 5-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add sausage, onion, carrots, basil and garlic; cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until sausage is no longer pink; drain.
  • Step 
    2
    Stir broth, tomatoes and great northern beans into sausage mixture. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook 7 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Step 
    3
    Stir in macaroni, zucchini and frozen green beans. Heat to boiling. Cook over medium-high heat 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are hot and macaroni is tender.

Nutrition

380 Calories
16g Total Fat
20g Protein
38g Total Carbohydrate
5g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
380
Calories from Fat
140
Total Fat
16g
25%
Saturated Fat
5g
26%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
25mg
9%
Sodium
1400mg
58%
Potassium
800mg
23%
Total Carbohydrate
38g
13%
Dietary Fiber
6g
25%
Sugars
5g
Protein
20g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
60%
60%
Vitamin C
8%
8%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
25%
25%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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