MINESTRONE--THE REAL DEAL

Recipe Rating:	2 Ratings5
Categories:	Other Soups, For Kids, Healthy, Vegetable Soup
Keywords:	savory, hearty, satisfying
Serves:	6-8
Prep Time:	25 Min
Cook Time:	10 Hr

Ingredients

3 c	water
2 can(s)	(10.5 oz. ea.) chicken broth
1 medium	onion, chopped
3	carrots, diced
1 medium	zucchini, halved and cut into 1/4-inch slices
1 1/2 c	chopped cabbage
1 can(s)	(15 oz.) garbanzo beans, undrained
3 can(s)	(14.5 oz. ea.) whole tomatoes, undrained, cut up
5 slice	bacon, cooked and crumbled
2 clove	garlic, minced
1 1/2 tsp	italian seasoning
1 tsp	salt
1/2 tsp	pepper
3/4 c	small elbow macaroni or other pasta, uncooked

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Ellen Bales

Well Seasoned

Indianapolis, IN (pop. 6.5M)

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Member Since Jun 2010

Ellen's Notes:

This recipe came from an old crockpot cookbook and it sounds so close to the minestrone served at one of my favorite Italian restaurants in Indianapolis. Theirs is the best I've ever had, and I'm hoping this recipe comes close.
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Directions

In a stoneware crock pot, combine all ingredients except macaroni; stir to blend. Place cooking pot into heating base, cover and cook for 8 to 10 hours on LOW setting, or until vegetables are tender.

Thirty minutes before soup is done, turn heat to HI setting and add macaroni. Stir to blend. Cover and cook for 30 minutes. Keep warm for serving if desired.

Ladle into soup bowls and sprinkle with a bit of Parmesan cheese, if desired.

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Tammy Todd ttodd4jesus

Mar 1, 2013

Thanks for sharing this Ellen, I have been looking for a good Minestrone soup recipe as my girls love Minestrone, I will make this for them. I on the other hand do not like it at all. :)

Ellen Bales Starwriter

Mar 1, 2013

You know, Tammy, I never even tasted it until I was an adult. I didn't even know what it was. But I love it, at least if it's a good recipe. I normally don't eat zucchini, either, but I will in this. You're sweet to make it for your girls, even though you don't like it!
Hugs,
Ellen

MINESTRONE--THE REAL DEAL

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