Minestrone soup

Name: Minestrone soup Recipe
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 2 slices bacon; 1 medium onion chopped; 2 large carrots chopped; 3 medium celery stalks with leaves minced; 1 four inch sprig of fresh rosmary or 1 tsp dried; 1/4 cup tightly packed fresh parsley chopped; 1/4 cup tightly packed fresh basil leaves chopped; 3 cloves garlic minced; 1/2 large head cabbage chopped; 3 swiss chard leaves washed dried and chopped; 14 ounce can whole tomatoes drained and broken into pieces; 16 ounce can pinto beans rinsed and drained half of them mashed; 10 cups chicken stock; 2 tsp salt; 4 ounces orzo

Minutes to Prepare: 40
Minutes to Cook: 90

Number of Servings: 20

Ingredients

2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil2 slices bacon1 medium onion chopped2 large carrots chopped3 medium celery stalks with leaves minced1 four inch sprig of fresh rosmary or 1 tsp dried1/4 cup tightly packed fresh parsley chopped1/4 cup tightly packed fresh basil leaves chopped3 cloves garlic minced1/2 large head cabbage chopped3 swiss chard leaves washed dried and chopped14 ounce can whole tomatoes drained and broken into pieces16 ounce can pinto beans, rinsed and drained, half of them mashed10 cups chicken stock 2 tsp salt4 ounces orzo

Directions

Heat over medium heat in a large soup pot, until the bacon released its fat, 2-3 minutes:
olive oil and bacon
Add and cook, stiring, until the greens begin to wilt about 5 minutes,
onion
carrots
celery
rosemary
basil
parsley
garlic
cabbage
swiss chard
Cover and cook to 10 minutes then stir in
can of tomatoes
Cook, stirring over medium high heat for 3-5 minutes then add
pinto beans
chicken stock
salt
stir the cover and bring to a boil. reduce heat and simmer partly covered for 30 minutes and remove rosemary sprig Stir in the orzo and continue to simmer for 15 minutes.
Serve
makes 20 servings of 1 cup each

Number of Servings: 20

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BELLOYA.

Servings Per Recipe: 20

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 113.6
Total Fat: 3.6 g
Cholesterol: 4.1 mg
Sodium: 601.8 mg
Total Carbs: 16.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 3.6 g
Protein: 6.1 g

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