Italian Sausage Minestrone

Name: Italian Sausage Minestrone
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 lb of your favorite loose Italian sausage; 1 onion, chopped; 1 bell pepper, chopped; 4 garlic cloves; 2 tablespoons of jarred pesto sauce (can substitute 1 TBSP dried Italian Herbs); 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans Italian stewed tomatoes or 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans Italian-style diced tomatoes; 1 (6 ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 (14 ounce) can cannellini beans or 1 (14 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed; 1 (16 ounce) bag frozen mixed vegetables; 1 quart beef stock; 1 cup of uncooked elbow macaroni