Italian Sausage And Bean Soup

Total Time: 48 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 33 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 links mild italian sausage
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 green pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 teaspoon italian herb seasoning
• 1 (1 lb) can diced tomato
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 3/4 cups beef broth
• 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans (drained)
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• salt
• 6 teaspoons parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 remove casings and crumble sausages into a 3-4 quart sauce pan.
• 2 cook stirring until brown, add onion and cook until begins to brown.
• 3 spoon/drain off sausage drippings.
• 4 add garlic, peppers, seasoning, tomatoes, tomato sauce, broth and kidney beans.
• 5 bring to a bubble, cover and reduce heat, simmer 30 minutes.
• 6 stir in wine and cook uncovered 3 minutes, salt to taste.
• 7 serve with parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.