Minestrone Meal San Vito, Italy Style

Name: Minestrone Meal San Vito, Italy Style Recipe
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 5 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive OIl; 1 cup onions chopped; 2 cloves garlic chopped; 1 celery stalk 10 long chopped; 900 gr zucchini chopped into small cubes ( 1 very large zucchini); 170 g carrots sliced; 500 g green string beans snapped into 1 pieces; 3 med. sized ripe tomatoes diced; 3 cups raw potatoes diced; 3 cups of sliced Swiss Chard (called bietola in Italian); 1 cup chicken broth made with no fat chicken stock; 2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley; 2 tbsp fresh chopped basil; salt & pepper; a little oregano & other herbs you may want to add

Minutes to Prepare: 60
Minutes to Cook: 60

Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients

5 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive OIl1 cup onions, chopped2 cloves garlic, chopped1 celery stalk 10" long, chopped900 gr zucchini chopped into small cubes ( 1 very large zucchini)170 g carrots, sliced500 g green string beans snapped into 1" pieces3 med. sized ripe tomatoes, diced3 cups raw potatoes, diced3 cups of sliced Swiss Chard (called bietola in Italian)1 cup chicken broth made with no fat chicken stock2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley2 tbsp fresh chopped basilsalt & peppera little oregano & other herbs you may want to add

Directions

I make a big pot and then divide into 1.5 cup containers

1. Brown the garlic and onion with the olive oil.
2. Add the zucchini and the celery and cook on low-medium heat.
3. Add the carrots, string beans, and potatoes.
4. Once slightly browned, add the diced tomatoes, swiss chard and the chicken broth plus all your spices and herbs.

The swiss chard needs to be washed properly and the leafy part and the stalk "celery looking" part are both eaten.

You can boil some small pasta and add it to the minestrone to make it a more heartier meal.

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SAGITTARIUS69.

Servings Per Recipe: 10

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