Minestrone Soup
Minestrone Soup, Clean Style |
for the whole family to enjoy! The recipe didn't call for chicken but I cooked some chicken breast
and cut it up into chunks and threw it in the soup for a complete meal.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
- 1 large onion, diced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 ribs celery diced (1/2 cup)
- 1 large carrot, peeled and diced
- 1 medium zucchini (about 8 oz), diced
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 6 cups low-sodium vegetable broth or low sodium chicken broth (48oz)
- 1 28 oz can no salt added diced tomatoes
- 1 15 oz can no salt added crushed tomatoes
- 1 15 oz can low sodium cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup whole grain elbow pasta
- 1/3 cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley leaves
- In a large soup pot over medium-high heat cook and stir onion in hot oil 3 minutes or until translucent. Add garlic; cook for 30 seconds. Add celery and carrot. Cook and stir 5 minutes, until vegetables begin to soften. Add zucchini, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add the broth and the diced and crushed tomatoes. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat to medium low.
- Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Add the beans and pasta. Cook 10 to 15 minutes more until
- pasta and vegetables are tender. Top servings with cheese and parsley. Makes 6 servings.
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