pasta e fagioli italian soup with italian sausage

🥘 Ingredients

• • olive oil
• • onion
• • garlic
• • carrot
• • celery
• • sweet italian sausage links
• • dry oregano
• • dry basil
• • red pepper flakes
• • tomatoes with juice
• • vegetable stock
• • cannellini beans
• • ditalini
• • flat leaf parsley
• • parmesan cheese

📝 Instructions

1. 1 heat olive oil in a large heavy pot over medium high heat
2. 2 cook onion in oil 2 minutes
3. 3 stir in garlic , celery and carrots and cook for 3 minutes
4. 4 add and brown crumbled sausage
5. 5 add basil , oregano and red pepper
6. 6 toss to coat
7. 7 stir in tomatoes and stock
8. 8 bring to a boil
9. 9 reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes
10. 10 if necessary , add an additional cup of stock or water and stir in beans and tiny pasta
11. 11 simmer for 6- 8 minutes or until pasta is tender
12. 12 stir in parsley and serve hot with grated parmesan cheese