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Deb's Italian Vegetable Soup is for Soup.

Deb's Italian Vegetable Soup takes 35 minutes to prepare.

Deb's Italian Vegetable Soup takes 50 minutes to cook.

Deb's Italian Vegetable Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Deb's Italian Vegetable Soup are:

? 1 tablespoon olive oil
? 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
? 1 medium onion, chopped
? 1 cup chopped celery
? 1 cup chopped carrots
? 4 cups vegetable broth (can use canned)
? 1 can (28 oz) seasoned diced tomatoes
? 1/3 cup sherry red cooking wine
? 1 can (16 oz) red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
? 1 can (16 oz)canellini beans (AKA white kidney beans)
? 3 cups fresh baby spinach, rinsed, roughly chopped
? 3 small zucchinis or 2 medium, diced (can sub yellow squash if needed)
? 1 teaspoon dried oregano
? 1 and ? teaspoons dried basil
? ? teaspoon dried parsley
? 1 teaspoon dried red bell pepper flakes*
? ? teaspoon Herbs de Provence*
? salt and pepper to taste (at least 1 teaspoon salt and ? teaspoon black pepper)
? Grated Parmesan cheese for topping
*You can get these spices at www.penzeys.com if you can't find them anywhere locally.

Here is how you make Deb's Italian Vegetable Soup:

Makes 8 servings of 1 and 1/3 cup each1.In a large stock pot, over medium-low heat, heat olive oil and saute garlic for 2 to 3 minutes. Add onion and saute for 4 to 5 minutes. Add celery and carrots, saute for 1 to 2 minutes. 2.Add broth, water and tomatoes, bring to boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low and add red sherry wine, kidney beans, cannelini beans, spinach leaves, zucchini, all dried spices, salt and pepper. Simmer for 30 to 40 minutes, the longer the better (up to several hours). 3.Ladle soup into bowl and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Enjoy with a piece of crusty bread and/or a green salad on the side! Optional: can add cooked pasta just before servingNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LUV2SK8GAL.

The nutritional information for Deb's Italian Vegetable Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 226.0

• Total Fat: 2.8 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 1,232.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 35.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 10.0 g
• Protein: 12.6 g

The dietary needs meet for Deb's Italian Vegetable Soup is Vegetarian