easy camping minestrone

Name: Easy Camping Minestrone
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon(s) olive oil; 2 - 2 medium carrots, thinly sliced; 2 - stalks celery, thinly sliced; 1 - small onion, chopped; 1/2 teaspoon(s) garlic powder; 1-2 - medium zucchini, chopped; 1 tablespoon(s) dried basil; 1 5.6 oz box(es) hamburger helper; 1 15 oz. can(s) dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained; 5 cup(s) water; 1 14.5 oz can(s) diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano, undrained

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Hoboken, NJ

Updated on Apr 27, 2015

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

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cook time 35 Min

method No-Cook or Other

yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 - 2 medium carrots, thinly sliced
2 - stalks celery, thinly sliced
1 - small onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1-2 - medium zucchini, chopped
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 5.6 oz boxes hamburger helper
1 15 oz. cans dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
5 cups water
1 14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano, undrained

How To Make easy camping minestrone

Step 1

AT HOME:

Step 2

Chop the vegetables & place them in zip lock bags. Refrigerate/freeze them prior to leaving for the trip.
Step 3

Combine powder spices and place in a zip lock bag.
Step 4

AT CAMP:
Step 5

Light a generous amount of briquettes.
Step 6

Lightly oil or spray dutch oven.
Step 7

Saute oil, carrots, celery, onion and garlic over a full compliment of coals until vegetables are almost tender, about 10 minutes.
Step 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.
Step 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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