Hearty and delicious minestrone soup recipe made with kielbasa or smoked sausage. Also includes kidney beans, carrots, celery and pasta.
Prep Time: 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 40 minutesminutes
Total Time: 1 hourhour
Servings: 10
Ingredients
1 1/2poundkielbasa, cut into small chunks
2onion, diced
4celery stalks, diced
2cupsdiced carrots
1can(28 oz) crushed tomatoes
12cupschicken broth(or more if needed)
1cankidney beans (19oz/540ml), drained
2bay leaves
1tspdry thyme
1tsporegano
1tspsalt
1/2tsppepper
2cupsdry pasta(small shapes for soup like alphabet, macaroni or mini bows)
Instructions
In a large soup pot, heat oil and add kielbasa, onions, celery and carrots. Cook on medium heat until the onions are transparent and carrots are getting soft.
Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Lower heat to a simmer so that the soup is just barely boiling. Let the soup cook for about 20 minutes.
Stir in the pasta and let the soup cook until the pasta is tender, about 10 minutes. Check the thickness of the soup and add a bit more broth or water if needed.