Minestrone Cannellini

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Cooking time: 35 minutes
Preparation time: 10 minutes

Makes: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 8 oz.       dry pasta (farfalle, macaroni, etc.)
• 1 T.         extra virgin olive oil
• 4 oz.       sausage (cooked or raw), cut into chunks
• 4             garlic cloves, minced
• 14 oz.     can of cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 oz.        chopped kale (or frozen spinach)
• 4 cups      broth or chicken stock
• 2 oz.         grated parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Cook pasta as per package directions until al dente.
2. Drain and toss with olive oil
3. Cook sausage in a pan 5 minutes (if uncooked) or until warmed through.
4. Add garlic and broth. Simmer 5 minutes.
5. Stir in the kale (or spinach) and simmer 5 minutes.
6. Add parmesan cheese and simmer 5 minutes with stirring.
7. Add pasta and drained beans and heat 5 minutes.
8. Divide into 4 bowls and top with extra parmesan.

Based on a recipe from the 1/23/22 San Francisco Chronicle.

 

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