Healthy Recipes for Healthy Living

Vegetable Minestrone Soup

This hearty minestrone soup is perfect on a cold winter day!  Add some crusty bread and you have a meal!  

Ingredients:

  • 1 small onion, chopped fine
  • 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
  • 2 cans beef or vegetable broth (13 ¾ oz each)
  • 1 can (16 oz) spicy chili beans
  • ½ cup small pasta 
  • 3 whole carrots, thinly sliced
  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 cans (14 ½ oz) Italian Stewed tomatoes
  • 2 zucchini, thinly sliced
  • Also: ½ tsp oregano, ½ tsp basil, ¼ tsp garlic, ¼ tsp pepper, ½ teaspoon salt

Directions:

  • In heavy 4 quart pot, stir fry onion, carrot and celery in oil until crisp tender.
  • Stir in broth, tomatoes, beans and seasonings.
  • Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Stir in zucchini and pasta, bring to boil and cook stirring occasionally for 10 minutes or until pasta is tender.

For more help with nutrition and healthy eating, contact our Registered Dietician Carrie Lintner and read about the nutirition counseling packages we offer. 

 

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