If you love vegetables, you'll find this minestrone especially satisfying. Keep the recipe in mind when you have a bounty of fresh garden produce. &mdash;Yvonne Krantz, Mt. Upton, New York

Upstate Minestrone Soup

Italian sausage links,

olive oil

onion

carrots

garlic clove, finely minced

basil

cabbage

zucchini,

(14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained

salt

pepper

(15-1/2 ounces) great northern beans, rinsed and drained

parsley

The whole family loved this soup and they are not big soup fans.  Next time I would leave out the salt since there's enough sodium in the other ingredients and let people add to their own taste.  Very easy and a quick meal!

I replaced cabbage with string beans. Was delicious. The sausage made the soup

I've been making this soup for many, many years and look forward to it each winter. Was hoping to find it online so I could save it as a PDF to my personal recipe box. Adding tortellini or a small pasta is my only change to the recipe but I make sure to cook the pasta separately so that the soup stays a soup and not a stew.

Been making this recipe for about 10 years and it the most delicious soup. Whenever I make it for anyone they always exclaim about how good it is. I make it just as the recipe says but add a bit more cabbage as it cooks up and can hardly be seen.  Also I add more garlic.

We enjoyed this...very hearty and flavorful.

I had a soup and salad luneheon for my mother's 90th birthday.  This recipe doubles nicely.  My cousin made a roaster full!  There were many compliements. Definately a keeper in this house!

I make this all the time.  I used italian turkey sausage (sweet).  EXCELLENT soup.  I use red cabbage.

I have been making this soup since it was originally published, and have at least one container in the freezer at all times for quick suppers.  I often add an extra can of beef broth and a pint size container of home frozen tomatoes and 2 cans of beans.   Change ingredients to match your tastes.  This soup is so delicious and a never fail to please meal.

I am from upstate New York so I had to try this recipe.  It is excellent. I have made it 4 times already. I vary it each time with different vegetables that I have on hand. I have used the fire roasted tomatoes and they were great in the soup. I freeze it and take it to work also.

Wonderful recipe. A winter staple,everyone who has had it loves it.!

We love this soup! I  make a double batch and freeze single serving for lunches.  Only thing I  changed was using hot Italian sausage instead of the sweet ones.

WOW!  This is a great recipe.  I've simplified the process by doubling the recipe for freezing, and replacing one bag of coleslaw cabbage instead of shredding.Great start for winter evenings.

This is the best minestrone soup I've had. Kudos to you!! Living in the Pacific Northwest, it's chilly quite often, so I make a lot of soups. I will be making this often!

Fabulous! I had to leave out the zucchini-my husband doesn't like it- but otherwise I made it exactly according to the recipe. Warming, filling and delicious. With some crusty bread and a little red wine, this is a perfect winter supper.

Delicious! I took this for a potluck dinner at work. Sadly there wasn't a drop left to bring home for supper. But when men come ask you for the recipe, you know you've done something right.

Wow! I left out the zucchini because my husband doesn't like it, and this was still absolutely delicious. I used hot Italian sausage; this is a real keeper!

Great recipe!  I double the recipe and replace the shredded cabbage with one bag (4 cups) of coleslaw mix.  Wonderful on a winter's night!

Made some minor changes...used Italian turkey sausage (sweet), beans instead of  zucchini because I had fresh green beans on hand.  I did not add salt, but did add a dash of Tabasco to add  a little zip.  The soup was a big hit...will make it often!

I haven't made this soup-sounds great but no nutrition information.  I usually don't make any recipes unless I know the nutrient content.  Possible to add nutrition information to all your recipes?  Thanks

upstate minestrone soup

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hours, 30 minutes

Total: 1 hours, 55 minutes

Servings: 8

Author : Taste of Home

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