Sausage Minestrone Soup with Orzo Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 lb sweet italian suasage
• 1 lb hot italian sausage
• 3 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 large spanish onion chopped
• 3 cloves of garlic
• fennel chopped
• 5 carrots chopped
• 1 28 oz can of tomatoes, chopped
• 3 qts veggie stock or chicken stock
• 4 cups of tomato juice
• 2 bay leaves
• 16 oz can chickpeas
• 16 oz can of black beans
• 16 oz can of cannelli (or white) beans
• 1 large zucchini, diced
• 1 large summer squash, diced
• 1/2 cup orzo dry
• 3 Tbsp basil chopped
• kosher salt and pepper to taste