Minestrone Soup with Summer Squash, Sausage, and Ditalini

With flageolet beans, sweet Italian sausage, ditalini pasta, and topped with Grana Padano and our homemade pesto, non-vegetable lovers won’t notice that this Minestrone is packed with summer zucchini and squash, leeks, tomatoes, green beans and spinach. While there is no need for a salad, we love this minestrone with a crusty loaf of bread.

This quart of soup generally provides two main course servings for adults with healthy appetites.

INGREDIENTS

Minestrone: Carrots, Chicken Stock (Bay Leaf, Carrot, Celery, Onion, Parsley, Pasture-raised Chicken Bones, Thyme, Tomato Paste), Extra-Virgin Olive Oil, Flageolet, Garlic, Green Bean, Leek, Onion, Pasta, Pork Sausage, Spinach, Thyme, Tomato, Zucchini.
Pesto: Basil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Parsley, Walnuts

SERVING INSTRUCTIONS

• Simmer, stirring occasionally, until hot.

• Garnish with pesto and cheese, and if desired, a drizzle of olive oil.