3 italian sausage minestrone for two Recipes

bulk italian sausage, chopped carrot, chopped celery, chopped onion, garlic cloves, minced, olive oil, reduced-sodium chicken broth, cannellini beans or white kidney, rinsed and drained, undrained fire-roasted diced tomatoes, bay leaf, tomato paste, ditalini or other small pasta, shredded or shaved parmesan cheese

olive oil, mild italian sausage, onion, finely chopped, carrot , cut lengthwise into quarters, then thinly sliced, celery rib, thinly sliced, cooked borlotti beans or 2 cups cranberry beans, garlic clove, minced, red bell peppers or 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped, chopped parsley, dried basil, dried oregano, dried marjoram, tomato puree, beef broth (two 14 1/2-oz cans), dry red wine, italian pastina (very small pasta for soup), coarsely shredded fresh spinach or 4 cups swiss chard leaves, salt (optional), grated parmesan cheese