 
															Hearty Minestrone Soup
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									Prep:
 20 min.
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									Cook:
 45 min.
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									Serves:
 6-8
 
															Recipe tags: beef base, easy difficulty, main, pork, stew
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | 
|---|---|
| 1 lb | cooked Italian-style ground sausage | 
| 1 Tbsp | olive oil | 
| 1 | small yellow onion, diced | 
| 2 | carrots, peeled, thinly sliced | 
| 2 | celery ribs, thinly sliced | 
| 1 tsp | minced garlic | 
| 6 cups | water | 
| 2½ Tbsp | Better Than Bouillon® Roasted Beef Base | 
| 1 can | (28-ounce) diced tomatoes, undrained | 
| 1 can | (5.5-ounce) tomato juice | 
| 2 tsp | dried basil leaves | 
| 2 tsp | dried oregano leaves | 
| ¼ tsp | coarse black pepper | 
| 1 | bay leaf | 
| 1 bag | (12-ounce) frozen green beans | 
| 1 can | (14.5-ounce) great northern beans, drained and rinsed | 
Directions
Cook Italian sausage until done (about 10 min).
In a soup pot with oil over medium-high heat, add onion, carrots, celery and garlic; cook for 3 minutes.
Add water, Roasted Beef Base, diced tomatoes, and tomato juice; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
Reduce heat to medium-low, add basil, oregano, black pepper, bay leaf, green beans and sausage. Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add beans and heat through, about 5 minutes. Remove bay leaf before serving.