Minestrone Soup

Two soup posts right in a row !? What? Why? Because Becca requested it, that's why. And I do everything Becca requests, well, except when it comes to going to the gym @ 5:30 am. That crosses the line. My loyalty stops right there.

This is a goooood tastin' soup. Enjoy. It really makes a TON, so you might want to invite people over for dinner. Of course, you will have gallons of leftovers still, but that's okay because, in my opinion, this soup is better on day 2. It must be all the marinating it did overnight in the fridge. This recipe is from Natalie B.


Minestrone Soup

1 lb. ground beef or sausage (we like the sausage)
1) 6 TB butter
2) 3 carrots
3) 2 stalks of celery
4) 1-2 small onions
5) 1 garlic clove
6) 1 head cauliflower
7) 2 cans tomato sauce
8) 6-8 c. water
9) 2 tsp. salt
10) 4-8 beef bullion cubes
11) 1 tsp oregano
12) 1/2 tsp. pepper
13) 4 potatoes
14) 2 zucchini
15) 10 oz. chopped spinach

Cut all veggies into bite sized pieces. Cook sausage in soup pot, do not drain off the drippings. Add in the first 7 ingredients in with sausage & stir fry for 20 minutes. Add ingredients 8-14 and boil, then simmer for 30 minutes. When there is 5 minutes left add in the spinach. This recipe is so good with homemade bread.