Chunky Minestrone
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1⁄2 cups chopped onions
- 1 medium carrot, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans low-sodium tomatoes, undrained and cut up
- 3⁄4 cup water
- 1⁄2 cup long-grain rice
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning, crushed
- 4 cups chopped fresh spinach
- 1 (15 ounce) can reduced-sodium navy beans or (15 ounce) can white kidney beans, rinsed and drained (sometimes I use both kinds)
- 1 medium zucchini, quartered lengthwise and sliced
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- grated parmesan cheese (optional)
- salt (If not making low-sodium)
directions
- In a 4-quart Dutch oven heat olive oil over medium-high heat; Cook and stir onion,carrot,and garlic in hot oil about 3 minutes or until onion is tender.
- Stir in the broth, undrained tomatoes, water, uncooked rice,and Italian seasoning, bring to boiling; reduce heat and simmer, covered about 20 minutes or until rice is tender.
- Stir in spinach, beans, zucchini, and pepper; Cook, covered, for about 5 minutes more, serve if desired, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
-
This was very easy to make and tasted like it took much longer! I've never made minestrone soup before but i love to eat it! I replaced the zucchini with yellow squash, navy beans and regular canned chicken broth. I followed the rest of the recipe exactly and it turned out perfect. I served it with some crusty garlic bread but i would really like to try this in a bread bowl next time around, topped with some parmesan cheese. Thanks for the easy recipe, I'll be making this one again!
Tweaks
-
This was very easy to make and tasted like it took much longer! I've never made minestrone soup before but i love to eat it! I replaced the zucchini with yellow squash, navy beans and regular canned chicken broth. I followed the rest of the recipe exactly and it turned out perfect. I served it with some crusty garlic bread but i would really like to try this in a bread bowl next time around, topped with some parmesan cheese. Thanks for the easy recipe, I'll be making this one again!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Barb G.
Sonora, California