Minestrone
From shandy 13 years ago
- 180 to make
- Serves 10
A hearty soup that adapts to all types of variations. Instead of pasta, add rice. Instead of using baby Lima beans, use white kidney beans. Any type of fresh vegetables in season will work great in the soup. This is a LARGE batch but I freeze half for easy dinners later.
Ingredients
- 1/4 pound salt pork shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onion shopping list
- 1 T. minced fresh garlic shopping list
- 6 cups chicken broth shopping list
- 1 cup baby lima beans, drained and rinsed (overnight soaked dried beans) shopping list
- 2 medium carrots shopping list
- 1 cup celery shopping list
- 1 bay leaf shopping list
- 1 t. dried basil shopping list
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes shopping list
- 1 cup of chopped baby spinach shopping list
- 1/2 cup uncooked macaroni pasta shopping list
- Grated fresh parmesan cheese shopping list
How to make it
- In a large stock pot or Dutch oven, saute pork, onions and garlic over medium-high heat until lightly browned. Add chicken broth, beans, carrots, celery, bay leaf, and basil. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 1 1/2 hours. Add in tomatoes, spinach and pasta. Continue simmering 30 minutes or until pasta is cooked. Remove bay leaf. Salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with Parmesan cheese.
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Nice soup. Warmed me up!
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