
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 12
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 219.8
- Total Fat: 2.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 1,024.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 40.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 10.6 g
- Protein: 11.6 g
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Vegan Minestrone
Submitted by: SUNNYH99Introduction
Hearty filling soup that can be customized to use garden bounty such as zucchini, green beans, eggplant, etc. Use the crockpot on low all day until dinner. Simmer on stove top for 1-2 hours. Hearty filling soup that can be customized to use garden bounty such as zucchini, green beans, eggplant, etc. Use the crockpot on low all day until dinner. Simmer on stove top for 1-2 hours.Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
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1-1/2 cups dried lentils
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 orange or red bell peppers, chopped
1 Vidalia onion, chopped
4 baby potatoes with skin, quartered
4 carrots, sliced
3 cloves fresh garlic, minced
1 28-oz can diced tomatoes and juice
2 cups vegetable broth
1 4-oz can sliced mushrooms and liquid
1/2 tbs chipotle chili pepper
1/2 tbs smoked paprika
1 tsp marjoram
2 tsp Italian seasonings
2 bay leaves
1 tsp turmeric
1.5 cups Dreamfield's elbow macaroni
1 tbs tahini (optional) to thicken
Directions
Saute raw veggies except potatoes in olive oil in cast iron skillet until slightly translucent. Add to crockpot or stockpot. Add in diced tomatoes and their juice, mushrooms,and their juice, and vegetable broth. Add spices (more if you like it really spicy) and crush all herbs except bay leaves between your palms to release flavor. Bury bay leaves in liquid. After soup is done, season to taste with salt and pepper or use Bragg's. If desired stir in one tbs tahini diluted in 1/2 cup water to thicken and add protein.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SUNNYH99.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SUNNYH99.
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