Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Mushroom Minestrone is for Soup.

Mushroom Minestrone takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Mushroom Minestrone takes 30 minutes to cook.

Mushroom Minestrone makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Mushroom Minestrone are:

10 oz fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 small onion, julienned
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tbsp olive oil
3c. vegetable broth
16oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
15 oz can garbanzo beans(chickpeas), drained and rinsed
? tbsp. dried parsley
? tsp curry powder (more or less to taste)
? tsp cayenne pepper (more or less to taste)
? c small shaped pasta (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste

Here is how you make Mushroom Minestrone:

Heat a soup pot over medium/high heat. Add olive oil, onions, and mushrooms. Saut? until mushroom and onions are tender and begin to brown on the edges, about 5-7 minutes. Add garlic and saut? 1 minute more. Add 2 cups of the broth and bring to a boil. At this point, you may add the small shaped pasta if using, and cook until pasta is barely tender. Reduce heat to medium and allow to simmer about 5 minutes.Meanwhile, in a blender add about 1/3 of the can of the garbanzo beans, and remaining 1 cup of broth. Puree until completely smooth. Add puree to the pot, along with remaining garbanzo beans, diced tomatoes, parsley, curry powder, cayenne pepper, and a few grids of black pepper. Stir to combine, and return to a simmer. Allow the soup to cook about ten minutes more, or until reduced to desired consistency. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper.Garnish with additional fresh parsley before serving, if desired.Serving Size: 4 1-cup servingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KD_503.

The nutritional information for Mushroom Minestrone is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 178.2

• Total Fat: 5.2 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 287.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 29.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.5 g
• Protein: 9.0 g

The dietary needs meet for Mushroom Minestrone is Vegetarian