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Home made Minestrone Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Home made Minestrone Soup takes 30 minutes to cook.

Home made Minestrone Soup makes 24 servings.

The ingredients for Home made Minestrone Soup are:

Beans, red kidney, 1.5 cup
Beans, white, 1.5 cup
*Onion, White Raw (1 medium
Celery, raw, 4 stalk,
Carrots, raw, .75 cup, chopped
*Canned Tomato, Crushed, 28oz,
*Canned Diced Tomato, 1.5 cup
*Bouillon sprinkles - Beef Flavored, 5 tbs
Spinach, fresh, 1.5 cup
Pasta, cooked, 32 oz
Water, tap, 12 cup
Parsley, dried, 1 tbsp
Garlic, 2 clove
*Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 1 tbsp
Oregano
Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (to taste)

Here is how you make Home made Minestrone Soup:

Cook Pasta separate per box. I love the mini shells. Once Pasta is drained, I add the diced tomato to it (in a side bowl, so the pasta cools in the tomato juice.Cook Onion, garlic and carrot in oil till tender. Add Water and bouillon granules I used enough for half the water needed. Add the beans and spices increase heat to boil. Add Celery. Once celery is tender to liking add spinach, chopped fine, and the pasta and tomatoes. Warm the pasta up and wilt the spinach and ready to serve I add red pepper flakes to mine for extra kick as well as oregano.Serving Size: 2 cupsNumber of Servings: 24Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MANDMPHOTO.

The nutritional information for Home made Minestrone Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 24
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 191.1

• Total Fat: 1.2 g
• Cholesterol: 12.5 mg
• Sodium: 341.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 38.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.7 g
• Protein: 7.6 g