Soup Series #6 Italian Vegetable Soup Recipe – Piemonte Sausage – Urbana, Illinois

Ingredients

• 1 lb bulk Colazione Italian sausage or your choice of Piemonte Sausage
• 2 celery ribs, sliced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium carrot, halved and sliced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cups water
• 1 can (15 oz) white kidney or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 can (14-1/2 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 can (14-1/2 oz) reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 cup marsala wine or additional reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon each dried basil, marjoram, oregano and thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup uncooked bow tie pasta
• 6 cups torn escarole (about 1 small head)