quick winter garden chunky minestrone
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Hearty Minestrone in under an hour? You bet! Oh so flavorful and satisfying on a cold winter night. If you or someone you are cooking for does not care for spinach, simply leave it out. If you love spinach, it really makes this soup! We eat this yummy soup all winter long. This recipe makes a lot of soup and it freezes well. For a smaller amount simply halve the recipe. I did not get a good photo and made this time with shells for the pasta. It is really pretty with bowties or garden rotini. A can of good quality tomato soup is added to this quick cooking soup for body and flavor.
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(1 rating)
yield
8 -12
prep time
10 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For quick winter garden chunky minestrone
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3 Tbspolive oil, extra virgin
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1 mdwhite onion, cut into slivers
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4 clovegarlic, minced
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2-3 lgcarrots, shredded with a vegetable peeler
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64 ozbeef or vegetable broth
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2 can14 ounce diced tomatoes
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2 can14 ounce cannelli beans or 1 can cannelli and 1 can small kidney beans
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1 can18.5 ounce progresso tomato basil soup or any other kind of tomato soup. adds body and flavor to this quick soup.
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1-2 tspdried basil
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1 tspdried rosemary (or more to taste)
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2 Tbspgarlic powder
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8 ozfarfalle, garden rotini, shells, etc, pasta
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12 ozfrozen spinach or 4 cups fresh baby spinach
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parmesan cheese, to taste, for topping
How To Make quick winter garden chunky minestrone
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1Heat oil on medium high heat in Dutch oven. Saute onion, garlic, and carrots until tender. (about 5 minutes)
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2Add beef or vegetable broth, tomatoes, beans, can of Progresso Tomato Basil soup, basil, rosemary, and garlic powder. Bring to a boil and simmer 15 minutes.
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3Bring to a boil again and add pasta. Cook until just al dente; about 9-11 minutes. Do not overcook! Soup will continue to cook after spinach addition and you do not want your pasta mushy.
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4Stir in spinach and cook until just done.
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5Remove from heat and ladle into bowls, Top with grated parmesan cheese and serve hot. Now, isn't THAT better?
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