Beef Vegetable soup with pasta

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  • Number of Servings: 20
Ingredients
1 - 1.5lb lean ground chuck2 - reg cans white beans - great northern or canelli2 - reg cans dark red kidney beans1 - large jar marinara sauce 1 large green pepper -chopped1 med sweet onion - chopped2 can diced tomatoes with basil, orgeano and garlic1 cup short cut pasta - cooked aldente and rinsedCelery - 3- 4 large stalks and green leaves sliced2 cups diced zuchinni2 - reg cans beef broth - fat free2 cups shredded carrots
Directions
Brown the ground chuck - after good and brown and drain and rinse the burger with hot water return burger to hot pan salt and pepper well and brown til good and carmelized
add chopped onion, green pepper, and celery -saute for 2 minutes add the carrots and zuchinni and saute for another 2 minutes
add all ingredients to large stock pot and
add the beef broth and tmatoes and stir well
add white and red beans and marinara sauce
bring to a boil and add the pasta
simmer for 15 - 20 minutes until vegetables are cooked but I like mine a little crunchy
serve in bowls and you can top with crutons and cheese of course that adds all the calories :-(
not sure how many servering but it make a big pot of soup - if soup is too thick add water until the consistancy desired or low sodium tomato juice or V8

Number of Servings: 20

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DEBBEHAPPY20011.

Servings Per Recipe: 20
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 223.6
  • Total Fat: 9.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 24.8 mg
  • Sodium: 656.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 23.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.5 g
  • Protein: 12.3 g

Member Reviews
  • JANEYBIRD1
    nice italian style soup. very filling. - 9/3/08