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Minestrone

September 28, 2013 by pictureperfectcooking

This recipe has a funny story behind it.  My mother-in-law, J,  had successful open heart surgery in July and was unfortunately subjected to hospital food for a couple of weeks. The one meal she actually enjoyed was a vegetable soup and she asked the dietary worker what it was.  I then asked J what it was so I could try to duplicate it for her and she said the worker told her it was “minstrun”.  What?  I wracked my brain for hours trying to figure out what it was and it finally hit me that it was MINESTRONE and we just had a little communication/pronunciation problem.  We all had a good laugh out of it and I went on the hunt for a recipe to try.

I found this Elie Krieger recipe on the Food Network’s website and used that as my starting point.  This is a fairly simple and really healthy dinner idea and the taste was great!

minestrone

2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

1 cup diced onion

2 stalks celery, diced

1 large carrot, diced

1 1/2 cups cut green beans

Freshly ground black pepper

2 tsp. Italian season

1 tsp. minced garlic

1 28-ounce can no-salt-added diced tomatoes (I used some home frozen diced tomatoes.) 
1 14-ounce can tomato sauce
6 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
1 15-ounce can low-sodium kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup rotini pasta 

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Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent, about 4 minutes. 

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Add the celery and carrot and cook until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the green beans, Italian seasoning, minced garlic and black pepper; cook 3 more minutes.

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Add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce and the vegetable broth to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in the kidney beans and pasta and cook until the pasta and vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.

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Posted in Cooking | Tagged Cooking, Elie Krieger, Food Network, Minestrone, Soup | 11 Comments

11 Responses

  1. on October 4, 2013 at 3:55 pm Easy Life Meal & Party Planning

    I love how you used all no or low sodium products – what a great recipe to help people watch their sodium intake! Thank you for sharing on the Four Seasons Blog Hop.


    • on October 5, 2013 at 9:01 am pictureperfectcooking

      I really tried to keep it low sodium and as healthy as possible for my mother-in-law. Thanks for hosting every week!


  2. on October 4, 2013 at 6:34 pm Sara Howe

    This looks so good!!! Thanks for linking up over at Feed Me Friday, can’t wait to see what you link up next week 🙂


  3. on October 5, 2013 at 5:44 am Hani Bacova (@Hanielas)

    Thanks for the recipe.


    • on October 5, 2013 at 9:00 am pictureperfectcooking

      You are welcome! Thanks for stopping by and commenting.


  4. on October 6, 2013 at 3:43 pm Miz Helen

    There is nothing like a great bowl of Minestrone, this looks like a delicious recipe for Minestrone. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday, and have a great weekend.
    Miz Helen


  5. on October 6, 2013 at 8:05 pm Tumbleweed Contessa

    This is a perfect fall recipe however you say it. Thanks for sharing at What’d You Do This Weekend.


  6. on January 4, 2014 at 11:52 am dianeroark

    Thanks for the great soup recipe! I Pinned it!!
    Thank you also for linking up at Saturday Dishes.
    Blessings!
    Diane Roark
    http://www.recipesforourdailybread.com
    I will make sure I am following your social medias.


  7. on January 7, 2014 at 10:06 pm Lucy T

    I love minestrone soup!! Thanks for linking this up to Saturday Dishes! Pinning. See you next week!


    • on January 10, 2014 at 2:22 pm pictureperfectcooking

      You are so welcome! Thanks so much for highlighting my post. It means a lot!


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