Macho Minestrone Recipe

Heat about 1/4 cup olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir Italian sausage in hot oil until about half browned about 5 minutes. Add carrots celery and onion; continue to cook and stir until the sausage is completely browned about 5 minutes more. Drain and discard some of the fat if you find it too greasy.

Stir potatoes into the sausage mixture season with salt and pepper and cook until the potatoes begin to soften about 7 minutes more.

Pour chicken broth and water into the pot. Bring the liquid to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a flat-edged spoon. Add tomatoes and again bring mixture to a boil reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until the potatoes are completely soft about 15 minutes.

Stir zucchini and kale into the liquid; simmer until zucchini is soft about 10 minutes.

Stir cannellini beans and ditalini pasta into the liquid; cook until pasta is tender about 5 minutes. Ladle into bowls and garnish with Parmesan cheese and splash of olive oil.