Best Darn Minestrone Soup Around recipe
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Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons butter 1 ½ cups chopped onions 4 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth 4 (15 ounce) cans mixed vegetables, with liquid 2 (16 ounce) cans kidney beans, with liquid 2 (14.5 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, with liquid 1 (16 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach 2 tablespoons tomato paste 4 ¼ teaspoons garlic powder 4 teaspoons dried parsley ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 teaspoon dried basil 1 cup uncooked elbow macaroni ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 cup canned garbanzo beans, drained 4 cups heavy cream ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese for topping
Nutrition Info
- 587.2 caloriescarbohydrate: 43.4 gcholesterol: 138.2 mgfat: 40.6 gfiber: 13.5 gprotein: 15.5 gsaturatedFat: 24.4 gservingSize: -sodium: 1591.5 mgsugar: 4.4 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Best Darn Minestrone Soup Around
Directions
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In a large stock pot over medium heat, stir and cook onions in butter until soft. Add broth, mixed vegetables, kidney beans, tomatoes, spinach, and tomato paste, simmer gently for 1 1/2 hours.
Using a slotted spoon, remove about half of the vegetables to a blender or food processor, reserving liquid in stock pot. Puree the vegetables until smooth and return them to stock pot.
Stir in garlic powder, parsley, salt, pepper, basil, macaroni, 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese, garbanzo beans, and heavy cream, cook for 1/2 hour, stirring frequently. Pour into bowls and sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese.