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Simple Sausage & White Bean Soup

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound Italian sausage (I used hot chicken sausage) poke holes in each sausage
1 small onion diced
...1 red pepper diced
2 cloves crushed garlic
4 cups vegetable stock
1 large can of petite diced tomatoes
8 fresh basil leaves chopped fine
2 cans white beans
salt and pepper to taste

Add olive oil to large stock pot or dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add sausage and brown, about 10 minutes. Add onion and pepper and continue to saute the sausage and brown the veggies.Add the stock and let the sausages and let it come to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, for 10 minutes covered. Remove the whole sausages with tongs and place on a cutting board. You can cut round slices or dice the sausage into cubes. Add it back to the pot and add the diced tomatoes. Keep the soup on a simmer and add some cracked pepper and salt to taste. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add the basil leaves and white beans and simmer for 10 more minutes. Serve with delicious crusty Italian bread!