Sue's Vegan Minestrone

Name: Sue''s Vegan Minestrone Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 300 min
Total time: 330 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 cup dried white beans; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 carrots - peeled and chopped; 2 medium onions - peeled and chopped; 3 stalks celery - chopped; 6 purple baby potatoes - sliced; 2 cloves garlic - minced; 3 tomatoes - chopped; 1/2 bell pepper - any color - chopped; 6 mushrooms - chopped; 3 ounces whole wheat pasta - elbow; water

Minutes to Prepare: 30
Minutes to Cook: 300

Number of Servings: 1

Ingredients

1 cup dried white beans1 tablespoon olive oil2 carrots - peeled and chopped2 medium onions - peeled and chopped3 stalks celery - chopped6 purple baby potatoes - sliced2 cloves garlic - minced3 tomatoes - chopped1/2 bell pepper - any color - chopped6 mushrooms - chopped3 ounces whole wheat pasta - elbowwater

Directions

soak beans for at least 8 hours - rinse and place in crockpot and cook until very tender. Do not add salt until beans are tender. Toss all the chopped vegetables in the olive oil and roast in a 325 degree oven until vegetables are caramelized. Add vegetables to tender beans and deglaze roasting pan with water and add the water to the crock pot. Add Water until "soupy". Cook beans and vegetables on high for 2 - 3 hours . Add salt and pepper and basil to taste. 15 minutes prior to serving add the whole wheat elbows to crock pot and cook until tender.

Serving Size: 12 one cup servings

Number of Servings: 1

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SPARKLESUE17.

Servings Per Recipe: 1

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 1,152.8
Total Fat: 19.1 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 277.2 mg
Total Carbs: 211.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 38.8 g
Protein: 44.5 g

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