Minestrone

Name: Minestrone
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 onions, finely chopped; 3 carrots, peeled and diced; 3 stalks celery, chopped; 8 ounces potatoes, peeled and diced; 2 zucchini, diced; 3 ounces green beans, chopped into small pieces; 8 ounces cabbage, shredded; 1/2 cup oil; 1 1/2 ounces butter; 5 cups water; 3 beef bouillon cubes; 25 ounces whole tomatoes, canned; 15 ounces cannellini beans, canned, drained

Submitted by Heydarl

"From Women's Weekly Italian Cooking Class Cookbook. I've been making this recipe for many years & it's definitely our favourite. Great low fat meal if you omit the frying of vegetables in step 1 (which is what I normally do & I don't believe it makes that much difference to the end result). Could be vegetarian if you use veg stock cubes & omit butter. Great with either crusty bread or garlic bread."

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Ready In:: 2hrs 15mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

2 onions, finely chopped
3 carrots, peeled and diced
3 stalks celery, chopped
8 ounces potatoes, peeled and diced
2 zucchini, diced
3 ounces green beans, chopped into small pieces
8 ounces cabbage, shredded
¹⁄₂ cup oil
1 ¹⁄₂ ounces butter
5 cups water
3 beef bouillon cubes
25 ounces whole tomatoes, canned
15 ounces cannellini beans, canned, drained

directions

Heat oil and butter in large pan, add onions, cook over medium heat until onions are pale golden brown. Add carrots, cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Repeat this procedure with the potatoes, then the celery, zucchini, beans and cabbage.
Stir in water, crumbled stock cubes and undrained, mashed tomatoes. Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover, simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until soup is thick.
During last 15 minutes of cooking, stir in cannellini beans.
Season with salt and pepper. If desired, grated parmesan cheese can be stirred into the soup before serving or served separately with the soup.

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Reviews

What a great vegetable soup Heydarl. I served it for dinner tonight and we really enjoyed it. Wow, what flavor and textures. I love that the flavor comes from the slow cooking of the vegetables. It was just wonderful, seasoned with a little salt, pepper and shredded parmesan. Thanks for sharing this tasty dish that I will make again often.

Baby Kato
One of my favourite recipes from AWW. I omit the celery and cabbage as I’m not a fan and I don’t use all the oil as I only sweat the onions. So warming and delicious.

wendyworldly
This recipe was included in Book#228608. April 8, 2008 -- Wow! What a great soup. I often make soup with dinner, although it isn't always a favorite with our son. Well, he LOVED this. He had three bowls of it. This soup has such rich flavor -- I've had canned minestrone before, but will never again buy it. This is so much superior and so fresh tasting. I sauteed the veggies in the oil and butter, and I added two cups more of water and I more tsp. of beef base, but we like a lot of broth. This soup is awesome -- if you're reading this review, trust me and make it. You will love it! Thanks, Heydarl.

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Heydarl

Live 1 hour north of Sydney, Australia with my husband, Steve. We both work in Sydney, where I work in the Human Resources department of a charity doing IT work. I barely pick up cookbooks these days, as I cook almost exclusively out of Recipezaar - DH loves the quality & variety of recipes we have now. I've met some lovely people through Zaar in person & in the forums. When I was in Toronto, Canada in October 2007, I had the thrill of meeting & having dinner with ~Leslie~, AnnieCan and Irmagard and their DHs for dinner. This was a fabulous night & everyone was so lovely & welcoming. <IMG src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa1/heydarl/Photos/IMG_0956.jpg"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/participantbannerzwt5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/housedaughter/fg.jpg" border="0" alt="F and G Swap"> <img src="http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/housedaughter/hiswap.jpg" border="0" alt="H and I"> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/Zaar%20World%20Tour%204/ZWTAB-tg.gif"> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/homepage/ZWT4-CuisinePorter.gif"> <img src="http://www.recipezaar.com/members/home/590105/ff-zwt4.jpg"> <img src="http://www.satsleuth.com/cooking/Swap14.JPG"> <a href="http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y254/Missymop/?action=view¤t=thetassiedevilsbanner.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y254/Missymop/thetassiedevilsbanner.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/Adopted1smp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/smPACp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"> <img src="http://www.satsleuth.com/cooking/RecipeSwap2.JPG" width=75%> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/Zaar%20World%20Tour%203/ZWT3-Participation.gif"> <img src="http://members.aol.com/sdnt4life/floozies.jpg">

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