Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Minestrone Soup...

This is a wonderful and very healthy autumn soup.  My family loves this recipe.  It also freezes well.  With there just being three of us, I freeze half for a quick and easy dinner another night of the week.






Ingredients:

1 medium onion, chopped
1 tbsp. olive oil
32-oz box of low sodium chicken broth
1 cup of water
1 15-oz can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained ( I used navy beans this time as I was out of cannellini)
1 medium zucchini sliced
2 carrots sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 cup dried elbow macaroni
1 tsp. dried oregano
8 cups packaged fresh baby spinach leaves
1 14-oz can no-salt-added diced tomatoes

In a large pot or dutch oven cook onion in hot oil over medium heat until tender, about ten minutes, stirring occasionally.  Add broth, water, beans, zucchini, carrots, and garlic.  Bring to a boil, then lower to medium heat for thirty minutes, stirring occasionally.  Return to boiling.  Add pasta and oregano, cook for seven minutes; reduce to medium heat.  Add tomatoes and spinach, cook for ten minutes. Season with salt and pepper (optional) and serve with a drizzle of olive oil and grated parmesan cheese.  Enjoy!

Serves: 6

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