Sausage Broccoli Minestrone Soup

Serves:

Ingredients:

3 tb To 4 tb Olive Oil
1 lb Gourmet Sausage (or Chicken
-Sausage, casing removed)
2 c Onion, coarsely chopped
1 Clove Garlic, minced
8 c Water ( or defatted chicken
-stock)
1 ts To 2 ts Salt (optional)
Freshly Ground Pepper
2 To 3 Fresh Basil Leaves
1 pn Dried Hot Pepper Flakes
1 bn Fresh Broccoli, trimmed and
-cut into small pieces
3 c Potatoes, diced
1/2 c Italian Parsley

Method:

In a large pot add olive oil and set over medium heat.
Add sausage and onion and saute' until meat is brown ( about 5 minutes).
Add garlic and saute' 1 minute.
Add water or stock, salt, black pepper, basil, and pepper flakes.
Bring to boil.
Cover and simmer about 20 minutes.
Add broccoli, potatoes, and parsley and simmer until potatoes are tender.
Serves 8