Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Minestrone ala Rita is for Dinner.

Minestrone ala Rita takes 25 minutes to prepare.

Minestrone ala Rita takes 480 minutes to cook.

Minestrone ala Rita makes 15 servings.

The ingredients for Minestrone ala Rita are:

1/4 cup each DRY black beans, great northern beans, navy beans and small red kidney beans
Red Ripe Tomatoes, 6 cup, chopped or sliced (about 8 roma tomatoes)
2 small Onion, chopped
5 Celery stalks, sliced
1/2 large green, yellow, orange and red peppers - chopped
3 Tbsp Garlic
2 Tbsp Parsley, dried
1tsp Oregano, ground
1/4-1/2 Black Pepper
3 cups Swanson 33% Lower Sodium Chicken Broth
1-10 oz bag Baby Carrots cut into halves or rings
2 small Zucchini (cut in half, then sliced)
2 small Summer (Yellow) Squash, cut in rings
1/2 small eggplant, sliced in 1/2" rings, then diced
1 c water
1 tsp ground ginger
1 Tbsp basil
12 oz Low Sodium V8 Vegetable Juikce

Here is how you make Minestrone ala Rita:

Measure out beans in pot, fill with water, bring to a boil then turn off heat for 2 hours - about 6 cups water - AS PER DIRECTIONS on package. (Or soak overnight) Drain & rinse well.Set crockpot to high, throw in fresh chopped tomatoes and 'stew' for 2 hours. Turn crockpot to low and add everything except squashes and eggplant. Cook on Low 6 hours. Add squashes and cook additional 1-2 hours on high.Serving size - 2 cupsMakes about 15 servings* I batch cook, then freeze this soup in batches of 3 servings - which comes out more of a STEW than soup - so I add an additional 8 ounces chicken broth to every 3 servings and either add barley or small shell noodles (NOT included in this recipe)Number of Servings: 15Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MRSHONEYC.

The nutritional information for Minestrone ala Rita is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 15
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 68.1

• Total Fat: 0.4 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 185.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 15.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.2 g
• Protein: 4.0 g