Salad Bar Minestrone - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 lb. mixed salad bar vegetables (7 c.)
1/2 lb. sweet Italian sausage
1 clove garlic, chopped
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 (10 3/4 oz.) can condensed beef broth
3 soup cans water
1 (19 oz.) can undrained white kidney (cannellini) beans
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/3 c. orzo or other small pasta

Preparation

Slice any large vegetable into bite size pieces.
Saute sausage and garlic in oil in a large pot until meat is no longer pink.
Drain most of oil.
Add vegetables.
Saute 2 to 5 minutes until vegetables begin to brown.
Stir in tomato sauce, broth, water, beans and seasonings.
Simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes. Sprinkle pasta over soup; simmer 15 minutes or until pasta is tender.