Beef / Pork

Vegetable Beef Minestrone is for Dinner.

Vegetable Beef Minestrone takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Vegetable Beef Minestrone takes 60 minutes to cook.

Vegetable Beef Minestrone makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Vegetable Beef Minestrone are:

2 slices turkey bacon, chopped

1/2 pound extra lean ground beef

1 1/2 carrots, chopped

2 tsp garlic, minced

3/4 cup onion, chopped

1 bay leaf

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes

2 beef bouillon cubes, dissolved in 2 cups of water

1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained

2 ounces pasta

Here is how you make Vegetable Beef Minestrone:

1. In a large saucepan, cook bacon and ground beef until well done, breaking up the beef as it cooks. Drain off the grease and add carrots, garlic, and onion. Season with the bay leaf, basil, rosemary and red pepper flakes. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the onions are translucent. Stir in tomatoes and beef broth.2. Cover and simmer for about 20 minutes then put in the chickpeas and pasta. Cook covered, for about 10 minutes or until pasta is al dente. Remove the bay leaf before serving.

The nutritional information for Vegetable Beef Minestrone is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 283.8

• Total Fat: 5.6 g
• Cholesterol: 35.0 mg
• Sodium: 1,077.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 35.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.5 g
• Protein: 21.1 g