Garden Minestrone Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. Italian sweet sausage
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 c. diced onion
1 clove minced garlic
1 c. sliced carrots
1 tsp. basil, crumbled
3/4 c. diced zucchini
1 (28 oz.) can tomatoes, chopped
1 1/2 c. water
3 beef bouillon cubes
2 c. shredded cabbage
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 (1 lb.) can Great Northern beans

Preparation

Slice sausage about 1/2 inch thick; brown in oil in Dutch oven.
Add garlic, onion, carrots and basil; cook 5 minutes.
Add zucchini, tomatoes with liquid, bouillon, cabbage, water, salt and pepper.
Bring soup to boil; reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes. Add beans (undrained) and cook another 15 to 20 minutes.