Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Tiggernpooh's Minestroni Soup is for Soup.

Tiggernpooh's Minestroni Soup takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Tiggernpooh's Minestroni Soup takes 60 minutes to cook.

Tiggernpooh's Minestroni Soup makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Tiggernpooh's Minestroni Soup are:

1 Cup chopped onions
1/4 cup chopped celery
3 slices bacon, chopped (easier if partially frozen)
1 clove minced garlic
3 cups water
1 can (15oz) stewed tomatoes, chopped
1 small can (8-3/4oz) Chick Peas (Garbanzo Beans) whole can with juices
1 small can (8-3/4oz) Kidney Beans, whole can with juices
1 cup finely shredded cabbage
1/2 cup coarsely chopped carrots
1 cup sliced and halved zucchini
2 Tbs Minced parsley
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/4 cup broken spagettini (or other small pasta)

Here is how you make Tiggernpooh's Minestroni Soup:

Lightly spray an unheated medium sauce pan with no stick spray. Add onions, celery, bacon, and garlic. Cook and stir over medium heat until the onions and celery are tender. Add water, tomatoes, chick peas, cabbage, carrots, zucchini, parsley, basil, and oregano. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes or until the cabbage and carrots are tender. Add Spagettini or other small pasta. Return to boil, and then reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 10 minutes or until pasta is tender, but firm.Yields 4 - 2 cup servingsLeftovers freeze well as individual servings*I make a double batch and freeze leftovers for another day or lunchesNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TIGGERNPOOH.

The nutritional information for Tiggernpooh's Minestroni Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 264.9

• Total Fat: 3.9 g
• Cholesterol: 4.0 mg
• Sodium: 913.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 47.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 13.6 g
• Protein: 12.9 g