Perfect Minestrone with Optional Sausage

Name: Perfect Minestrone with Optional Sausage
Ingredients: * 3 tablespoon olive oil; * 1 medium yellow onion, chopped (about 2 cup); * 1 stalk celery, chopped (about 1/2 cup); * 2 carrot, peeled and chopped (about 1 cup); * 3 clove garlic, minced; * 1 -2 medium yukon gold potato, diced (about 1 cup); * 1 cup peeled diced winter squash (i like gold nugget, butternut, or; sweet dumpling); * 6 cup vegetable broth; * 1 16-ounce can diced tomato; * 1 15-ounce can white kidney (cannelloni) bean, drained and rinsed; * 1 teaspoon fresh sage, chopped; * 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped; * 2 bay leaf; * 1 parmesan rind (about the size of a domino i perfect); * 1/2 cup dry pasta of your choice; * 1 medium zucchini, diced (about 1 cup); * handful fresh parsley, chopped (about 1/2 cup chopped); * salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste