SOCIAL MEDIA

25 February 2011

Sausage Minestrone

Wikipedia defines Minestrone as  "the big soup, the one with many ingredients."  While no two minestrones are the same, what I've created here is a yummy variation of an easy, every day soup.

Minestrone

1 cup frozen green beans
4 cups vegetable broth
2 (15 ounce) cans red kidney beans, drained
2 (15 ounce) cans white kidney beans
1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1/2 cup carrot, julienned or shredded
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1 cup water
2 links sausage of choice (I used Sweet Basil), casing removed, sliced

Combine all ingredients in pressure cooker.  Cook on high for 15 minutes.  Let steam release naturally.