Minestrone Soup

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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

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Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

    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.