Easy and Delicious Minestrone Soup

This is a delicious soup that you can throw together in the morning and let it simmer all day. We love this soup with warm breadsticks and it is even better the next day!

Minestrone

3/4 pd mild sausage

4 cups water

2 beef bouilllon cubes

1 large onion, chopped

2 medium carrots, sliced

2 medium celery ribs, diced

1- 16 oz can tomatoes, pureed

2- 8 oz cans tomato sauce

2 tsps crushed dried parsley flakes

1/2 tsp crushed dried basil

1/2 tsp crushed dried oregano

salt and pepper to taste

garlic salt to taste

1-15 oz can garbanzo beans

1-8 oz can cut green beans, undrained

2/3 cup uncooked wide noodles or other pasta

Brown pork sausage in a dutch oven; drain. Dissolve bouillon cubes in water. Add onions, carrots, celery, tomatoes, tomato sauce, parsley, and seasonings. Simmer, covered, for 4 to 6 hours. Thirty minutes before serving time, add beans and noodles. Simmer until noodles are tender. Makes 8 servings.