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easy camping minestrone

Recipe by
Jrkgkf Jfjgk
Hoboken, NJ

This recipe is known as Garden Patch Minestrone and comes from a Betty Crocker cook book.

yield 6 serving(s)
cook time 35 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For easy camping minestrone

  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 2
    2 medium carrots, thinly sliced
  • 2
    stalks celery, thinly sliced
  • 1
    small onion, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp
    garlic powder
  • 1-2
    medium zucchini, chopped
  • 1 Tbsp
    dried basil
  • 1 5.6 oz box
    hamburger helper
  • 1 15 oz. can
    dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 5 c
    water
  • 1 14.5 oz can
    diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano, undrained

How To Make easy camping minestrone

  • 1
    AT HOME:
  • 2
    Chop the vegetables & place them in zip lock bags. Refrigerate/freeze them prior to leaving for the trip.
  • 3
    Combine powder spices and place in a zip lock bag.
  • 4
    AT CAMP:
  • 5
    Light a generous amount of briquettes.
  • 6
    Lightly oil or spray dutch oven.
  • 7
    Saute oil, carrots, celery, onion and garlic over a full compliment of coals until vegetables are almost tender, about 10 minutes.
  • 8
    Move bottom coals to a ring around base of dutch oven. Stir in zucchini, basil, uncooked pasta and sauce mix (from Hamburger Helper box), beans, tomatoes and water.
  • 9
    Cover lid with as many coals as needed to bring soup to strong bubble. Simmer for 35-40 minutes or until vegetables are cooked the way you like them. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese if desired.
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