Nona's Italian Soup | Recipes Direct

Ingredients

• ***For the soup:***
• 1 pound ground Italian sausage, mild or spicy
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 (20-ounce) package Hurst's HamBeens® 15 Bean Soup®, plus the seasoning packet, rinsed and drained
• 8 cups low-sodium beef broth
• 1 red bell pepper, diced large
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 zucchini, sliced 1/8-inch-thick
• 1 cup marinara sauce or tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
• ***Optional, for serving:***
• parmesan cheese, to taste, shredded
• fresh parsley and/or basil, to taste, chopped
• bread, to taste, sliced