What you need.
One pound venison Italian sausage (cut each link into six pieces)
Quarter cup olive oil
One cup chopped onions
One cup chopped celery
Half cup chopped carrots
Three cloves minced garlic
One 14 oz. can white beans – with juice
One 14 oz. can garbanzo beans – with juice
Two 14 oz. cans diced stewed tomatoes with juice
Four cups chicken broth
One teaspoon dried sweet basil
One teaspoon dried oregano
One tablespoon dried parsley flakes
One cup small shell pasta
One teaspoon black pepper
Salt to taste
What you do.
In a large pan or stock pot pour the olive oil and heat. Now add the onions celery and garlic. Saute for five minutes and then add the sausage and brown. Now add all the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil and lower to a simmer and cook for forty-five minutes. Now add the shell pasta and cook for an additional ten to fifteen minutes. Turn heat off and serve with a tossed green salad and fresh baked bread.