4 sausage minestrone 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

olive oil, mild italian sausage, casings removed, onion, chopped, carrot, chopped, rib celery, chopped, garlic, minced, dried thyme, bay leaf, drained and rinsed canned white beans , preferably cannellini (from two 19-oz cans), water, canned diced tomatoes with their juice, salt, fresh-ground black pepper, spinach, stems removed and leaves washed well (about 1 1/2 quarts), grated parmesan , for serving