Minestrone Soup with Pasta, Beans & Vegetables

Name: Minestrone Soup with Pasta, Beans & Vegetables Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 255 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3C Reduced Sodium Vegetable Broth; 1 (28oz) Can Diced Tomatoes; 1 (12oz) Can Cannellini Beans drained; 2 Carrots peeled & chopped; 1 Celery Stalk chopped; 1C Onion chopped; 1 tsp dried Thyme; 1/2 tsp dried Sage; 2 Bay Leaves; Salt & Ground Black Pepper; 1 Medium Zucchini chopped; 2C coarsely chopped Fresh Spinach; 4 Tbsp Grate Parmesan

Minutes to Prepare: 15
Minutes to Cook: 240

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

3C Reduced Sodium Vegetable Broth1 (28oz) Can Diced Tomatoes1 (12oz) Can Cannellini Beans, drained2 Carrots, peeled & chopped1 Celery Stalk, chopped1C Onion, chopped1 tsp dried Thyme1/2 tsp dried Sage2 Bay LeavesSalt & Ground Black Pepper1 Medium Zucchini, chopped2C coarsely chopped Fresh Spinach4 Tbsp Grate Parmesan

Directions

In a slow cooker, combine broth, tomatoes, beans, carrots, celery, onion thyme, sage, bay leaves and 1/2tsp each Salt & Pepper. Cover and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or HIGH for 3-4 hours.

Thirty minutes before the soup is done cooking, add ditalini, zucchini and spinach. Cover and cook 30 more minutes. Remove bay leaves and season to taste with salt and black pepper. Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle parmesan cheese over top.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BILLIEJO16.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 427.7
Total Fat: 2.7 g
Cholesterol: 4.0 mg
Sodium: 2,001.2 mg
Total Carbs: 81.4 g
Dietary Fiber: 17.7 g
Protein: 17.8 g

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