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Hearty Minestrone - Kitchen Tested Recipe is for Lunch.

Hearty Minestrone - Kitchen Tested Recipe takes several minutes to prepare.

Hearty Minestrone - Kitchen Tested Recipe takes several minutes to cook.

Hearty Minestrone - Kitchen Tested Recipe makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Hearty Minestrone - Kitchen Tested Recipe are:

2 small raw onions, diced
1 carrots sliced
1 small zucchini, diced
2 cloves garlic,
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
1/2 head green cabbage, cut into similar sized pieces as the other vegetables
8 cups water
2 cups fat free chicken broth
1 bay leaf broken in half
1 1/2 cups V8, Low Sodium

Here is how you make Hearty Minestrone - Kitchen Tested Recipe:

if using dry beans: Brine 1/2 lb of dried cannellini beans in 2 qts of cold water and 1 1/2 tablespoons of salt. for 8-24 hours. Drain and Rinse.Brown the pancette in 1 Tbsp Olive Oil about 5 minutes. Add onions, celery, carrots and zucchini. Saute 5-9 minutes. Add garlic, salt, red pepper flakes, cabbage. Wilt 1-2 minutes. Remove vegetables from pot.Add beans, water, chicken broth, bay leaf and a big old paremsean cheese rind. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat but simmer vigourously to thicken soup. Full simmer for about 45 miutes.Add vegetables back in & cook about 15 more minutes. Add V8 and cook until vegetables are tehder.Remove Parmesean Rind and bay leaf. Turn heat off. Add 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil and add more salt if needed.when serving in bowls add more parmesean cheese and EVOO.Serving Size:?1 cup

The nutritional information for Hearty Minestrone - Kitchen Tested Recipe is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 30.5

• Total Fat: 0.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.8 mg
• Sodium: 203.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 6.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
• Protein: 1.5 g

Hearty Minestrone - Kitchen Tested Recipe is Italian cuisine.