Minestrone Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. Italian sweet sausage
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 c. diced onion
1 clove garlic, finely minced
1 c. sliced carrots
1 tsp. crumbled basil
2 small zucchini, sliced
1 (1 lb.) can tomatoes, chopped and undrained
2 (10 3/4 oz.) cans beef bouillon or 3 beef bouillon cubes plus 1 1/2 c. hot water
2 c. finely shredded cabbage
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 (1 lb.) can Great Northern beans, undrained

Preparation

Slice sausage crosswise, about 1/2-inch thick.
Brown in oil in deep saucepan or Dutch oven.
Add garlic, onion, carrots and basil.
Cook for 5 minutes.
Add zucchini, tomatoes with liquid, bouillon, cabbage, salt and pepper.