Minestrone Soup
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 16
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 152.4
- Total Fat: 0.6 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 458.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 30.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 11.1 g
- Protein: 8.0 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Minestrone Soup calories by ingredient
Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
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2lb of dried navy beans or 4lb of canned beans
1T olive oil
10 oz frozen spinach
2 cups diced carrots
2 cups diced celery
2 cups diced onion
7 cups of diced tomatoes
3.5 cups vegetable broth
.25 t oregano
1 t dried basil
1 head of roasted garlic
1 t crushed chili flakes
5 threads of saffron
2 T sea salt
2 each dried bay leaves
Directions
Makes 6 quarts
Yields 16 12oz servings
1 serving=150 calories
1) Start by soaking your beans overnight.
2) Rub garlic head with olive oil & roast in the oven @350 until golden brown (15 minutes).
3) Dice carrots, onions, celery & cook them over low heat in olive oil for 5 minutes.
4) Add beans, spinach, tomatoes, garlic, vegetable stock, herbs & spices to the vegetables.
5) Cook over low heat until beans are tender & flavors have come together (2hrs).
Simplified Way:
Or if you want to make things even simpler combine all of the ingredients in a 6 quart crock pot & let all the flavors marry for 6 hour, not only will you have a great smelling house, but also a great soup!
Serving Suggestions:
To make a meal out of this soup serve with a slice of my whole wheat rosemary bread & freshly grated Parmesan
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CGLASSLEY.
Yields 16 12oz servings
1 serving=150 calories
1) Start by soaking your beans overnight.
2) Rub garlic head with olive oil & roast in the oven @350 until golden brown (15 minutes).
3) Dice carrots, onions, celery & cook them over low heat in olive oil for 5 minutes.
4) Add beans, spinach, tomatoes, garlic, vegetable stock, herbs & spices to the vegetables.
5) Cook over low heat until beans are tender & flavors have come together (2hrs).
Simplified Way:
Or if you want to make things even simpler combine all of the ingredients in a 6 quart crock pot & let all the flavors marry for 6 hour, not only will you have a great smelling house, but also a great soup!
Serving Suggestions:
To make a meal out of this soup serve with a slice of my whole wheat rosemary bread & freshly grated Parmesan
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CGLASSLEY.