Recipe: BRATS Minestrone Soup

BRATS Minestrone ...

Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 30 seconds. Add the celery and carrot and cook until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the green beans, Italian seasoning,  teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste; cook 3 more minutes.

Add the beans, tomato sauce and diced tomatoes and the 6 cups chicken broth to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer

Thirty minutes before the soup is done cooking, add pasta, zucchini and spinach.

Top with Parmesan and serve with salad and or toasted French bread 

This recipe was adapted from a similar recipe from thefoodnetwork.com