No Fat Minestrone Soup
"A variety of vegetables, most fresh from the garden will tempt the nostrils of any passersby. This meal-in-a-dish, crunchy with celery, carrots and cabbage comes to the table brimming with flavor and is served over spaghetti. Soaking time for beans not included (I use canned beans and never drain them)."
photo by Kumquat the Cats fr
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup dry white bean
- 7 cups water, boiling
- 8 chicken bouillon cubes
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced and peeled tomatoes
- 1⁄2 cup shredded cabbage
- 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 potato, diced
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon marjoram
- 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 ounces spaghetti
directions
- Cover beans with water. Soak overnight.
- The second day drain beans. Meanwhile bring water to a boil; add bouillon cubes, stirring to dissolve. Add canned tomatoes, cabbage, onion, carrots, celery, tomatoes, potatoes, parsley, garlic, marjoran, thyme, oregano and pepper.
- Return to a boil, lower heat; simmer on low for 1 hour.
- Meanwhile cook spaghetti separately according to package directions. Drain, cover and set aside.
- Portion spaghetti into individual bowls. Ladle soup over noodles.
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Reviews
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Another canned bean user here, in my case broad beans. :wink: I also replaced the potato with some sliced zucchini to keep this consistent with the WW Core program. Added both the zucchini and whole wheat spaghetti to the pot in the last 10 minutes of cooking. Less fuss and one less pot to clean. The flavor was really very good and more complex than the simple list of ingredients would suggest. Used fresh parsley which added much more flavor than dried might. Delicious and easy. -
This was a very nice soup. We are trying to do a bit of vegetarian eating. So, I used vegetable stock. I also used some curly kale instead of cabbage because I had s bunch that needed to be used up. Other than that I kept it to the recipe. My husband had two big bowls to that had to be a thumbs up. Made for Market Tag. -
Good soup. I also used canned beans (rinsed) and substituted cheese tortellini for the spaghetti. Nice combination of veggies and broth. Thanks Annacia. -
This was REALLY good~ I'm a vegetarian so I adapted it a bit, I used veggie base instead of the chicken & used canned red beans (I didn't have white) and used curly pasta which I just dumped into the pot after cooking. It was fab & thanks so much for posting it! Even non veggie husband ate it up :) -
This was simply delicious! I prepared this exactly as written except I used a combination of bouillon cubes and a product called "Better Than Bouillon," fresh parsley and a more generous helping of ground pepper. Also, instead of spaghetti I used some small shells, which I just threw in at the end to cook for the time recommended on the box. I used canned beans too but did drain and rinse. I liked this because it's low fat and I had to agree with my BF that this is nice because it's much lighter than most other minestrone soups. Bellisimo et delizioso! Thanks Annacia.
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Good soup. I also used canned beans (rinsed) and substituted cheese tortellini for the spaghetti. Nice combination of veggies and broth. Thanks Annacia.
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This was REALLY good~ I'm a vegetarian so I adapted it a bit, I used veggie base instead of the chicken & used canned red beans (I didn't have white) and used curly pasta which I just dumped into the pot after cooking. It was fab & thanks so much for posting it! Even non veggie husband ate it up :)
