- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 2 servings
The Italian minestra refers to a variety of moderately thick soup. Minestrone is a hearty vegetable-filled minestra that often contains beans and sometimes pasta.
Ingredient:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound mild Italian sausage (casings removed)
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 carrot (chopped)
- 1 rib celery (chopped)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 cups drained and rinsed canned white beans, preferably cannellini (from two 19-ounce cans)
- 10 cups water
- 1 cup canned diced tomatoes with their juice
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
- ⅔ pound spinach (about 1 1/2 quarts stems removed and leaves washed well)
- Grated Parmesan (for serving)
