Italian Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. hot Italian sausage
2 medium onions, diced
1 green pepper, diced
4 c. beef or chicken broth
1 3/4 c. red wine
1 clove garlic, minced
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
2 Tbsp. dried oregano
2 Tbsp. dried basil
1 large can crushed tomatoes
1 small can tomato paste
salt and pepper to taste
1 c. rotini pasta

Preparation

Saute sausage, dried onions and green pepper together until sausage is cooked.
Drain off grease.
Combine rest of ingredients, except paste.
Add the sausage, onions and green pepper mixture. Simmer for 1 hour.
Add pasta and continue cooking until pasta is done.
Serve with French bread.
Yields 8 bowls.