Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Mountain Minestrone is for Soup.

Mountain Minestrone takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Mountain Minestrone takes 35 minutes to cook.

Mountain Minestrone makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Mountain Minestrone are:

3 tablespoons butter
2 large onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
3 quarts water
4 medium-size carrots, cut in chunks
2 small potatoes, peeled and cut in chunks
1 can (1 lb) diced stewed tomatoes
2 small zucchini, cut in chunks
2 cups shredded cabbage
1 pkg. frozen chopped spinach
1/4 cup elbow macaroni
1/4 cup spaghetti, broken in 1" pieces
12 whole rigatoni
1/2 teaspoon each: pepper, dry basil, oregano, thyme leaves
4 tablespoons lowsodium Better Than Bouillion, Beef
salt to taste

Here is how you make Mountain Minestrone:

Melt the butter in a 6 to 8-quart kettle over medium heat; add the onions and garlic and cook until limp. Stir in the water, carrots, potatoes, and stewed tomatoes. Cover and simmer 10 minutes. Then add zucchini, cabbage, macaroni, spaghetti, rigatoni, pepper, basil, oregano, thyme and bouillion. Return to a boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes, or until vegetables and pasta are fork tender. Season to taste with salt.To serve, ladle intowide bowls and pass Parmesan cheese at the table. Makes about 4 quarts, or 16 1-cup servings.Number of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PAULINEJHD.

The nutritional information for Mountain Minestrone is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 111.8

• Total Fat: 2.6 g
• Cholesterol: 5.7 mg
• Sodium: 322.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 20.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.2 g
• Protein: 3.4 g

Mountain Minestrone is Italian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Mountain Minestrone is Vegetarian