Soup Series #2 – Hearty Sausage Minestrone Recipe – Piemonte Sausage – Urbana, Illinois

Ingredients

• 1 pound bulk Piemonte Italian Beer sausage (Garlic flavored Agilio-fresco or Bernie’s Classis Sweet or Hot )
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 2 medium carrots, chopped
• 3 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes with basil, oregano and garlic, undrained
• 2 cans (16 ounces each) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) chicken broth
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup ditalini or other small pasta