Modern Minestrone

Name: Modern Minestrone
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups beef broth or 3 1/2 cups vegetable broth; 1 1/2 cups water; 1 (16 ounce) can crushed tomatoes; 1 teaspoon basil; 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 large carrot, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 cup frozen peas; 1 cup elbow macaroni; salt and pepper; 1/3 cup parmesan cheese

Submitted by KelBel

"I make this all of the time. It goes together in 5 minutes and on the table in 20."

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 6

ingredients

3 ¹⁄₂ cups beef broth or 3 1/2 cups vegetable broth
1 ¹⁄₂ cups water
1 (16 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 teaspoon basil
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 medium onion, chopped
1 large carrot, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup frozen peas
1 cup elbow macaroni
salt and pepper
¹⁄₃ cup parmesan cheese

directions

In 4qt covered saucepan, bring broth, water, tomatoes, and basil to a boil.
Add remaining ingredients except parmesan.
Reduce to medium and simmer covered until macaroni is al dente, about 12 minutes.
Serve with parmesan sprinkled on top.

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Reviews

This was so easy and delicious as well! I threw it all (except the cheese) in the crockpot and used a can of Italian stewed tomatoes instead of crushed and it turned out great! My new go-to minestrone recipe...will definately make it again with different veggies...I think it could take just about anything. Thanks!

F-16 momma
Loved this recipe! So simple and quick! I used boullioun as we didn't have stock and it turned out great (although a little salty). I added kidney beans as well as some celery. YUM! Served w/ crusty bread = just perfect! Thanks for sharing!

Darling Nikki
SO easy and SO delicious: WOW! And like all soup recipes, very adaptable: if you don't have something on hand you can easily substitute something else. I made this pretty much to the recipe, except for using baby carrots and increasing the basil and garlic a tad. If I hadn't been planning on taking this to work for lunches during the coming week, I would have added some wine, perhaps inappropriately! I used my Vegetable Stock Recipe #135453 instead of water. Still amazed by how quick this was to make. Thanks, KelBel. I'll be making this often.

bluemoon downunder
easy and good. what more could we ask for.

adinascotch
I put green beans instead of peas and forgot the parmesan. It was a tasty simple meal with fresh buttered bread. Thank you for posting!

Chriz

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I put green beans instead of peas and forgot the parmesan. It was a tasty simple meal with fresh buttered bread. Thank you for posting!

Chriz
A wonderful, comforting soup. Even with some substitutions, this turned out delicious! I couldn't find crushed tomatoes, so used canned diced tomatoes instead. I have a can of red kidney beans sitting around, so I used that. Used frozen corn instead of peas (I don't like peas) and omitted the parmesan, due to personal taste. Thanks KelBel; I'm glad I tagged this recipe!

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