Minestrone Soup

Minestrone Soup is probably one of my favorite soups.  Even though it is October, it doesn't fell like fall quite yet.  Yesterday I decided  like I would pretend like it was cool enough to make soup.  I already had all the ingredients on hand, so I got to work chopping all the vegetables.  It turned out to be a perfectly tasty, comforting, and nourishing bowl of soup.

1 lb sausage (I used a sweet chicken sausage)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 1/2 cups carrots, chopped
2 small zucchini chopped
2 cans diced tomatoes
4 cups chicken broth
1 cup small pasta
1 can kidney beans, drained
2 handfuls spinach, roughly chopped
2 teaspoons dried basil
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper

1. brown sausage in a frying pan.  When halfway cooked, add onion and carrots and cook until sausage and vegetables are cooked through.

2. In a large pot add sausage and vegetables, tomatoes, and broth.  Add zucchini and pasta.  Cook until pasta is almost cooked through and zucchini is tender.

3. Add kidney beans, spinach, and seasonings.  Simmer for 5-10 minutes.  Serve!