Best Minestrone Recipe

Cheers2Wine is pleased to bring you the best minestrone recipe. The sausage and Zinfandel in the soup adds to the intensely rich flavors of this easy minestrone soup recipe.

Whenever I make this for friends or relatives, they always request the recipe. It really is a delicious soup.

Wine Pairing: Serve the same Zinfandel with this minestrone that you used in the soup. Consider Renwood Grandmere Zinfandel is a must-try Zinfandel. Enticing aromas of vanilla, caramel, raspberry, hazelnut, and spices. This is generously flavored wine with ripe fruit, toasted oak, and spice. Soft tannins lead to a lasting finish of vanilla and caramel.

Ingredients for minestrone:
1 pound hot Italian sausage
1 pound mild Italian sausage
1 chopped onion
3 carrots, chopped
1 zucchini, sliced
4 cloves garlic, chopped
3 quarts chicken broth
2 cans diced tomatoes
2 cans cannelloni beans, rinsed and drained
1 tablespoon dried basil
¼ cup Zinfandel
2 cups large shell-shaped pasta
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup fresh grated or shaved parmesan cheese

Instructions for minestrone:
1. Squeeze sausages from casings into a large pan. Cook until brown and crumbly, approximately 10 minutes. Discard fat.
2. Add carrots, onion, zucchini, and garlic. Cook for about 6 minutes until onions are soft.
3. Add chicken broth, tomatoes, beans, basil, and Zinfandel. Bring to a boil.
4. Add pasta. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 10 minutes until pasta is tender.
5. Add salt and pepper. Serve into bowls and top with parmesan cheese.

This will make 12 servings.