Soup

Winter Minestrone is for Soup.

Winter Minestrone takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Winter Minestrone takes 40 minutes to cook.

Winter Minestrone makes 9 servings.

The ingredients for Winter Minestrone are:

1 onion, chopped
1 potato, peeled & chopped
1 large (or 2 small) sweet potato, peeled & chopped
1 large turnip, peeled & chopped
1 large celery stalk, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 TB olive oil
1 TB basil
1/2 tsp EACH rosemary, oregano, thyme
1 TB tomato paste
2/3 C pasta
1/4 C pearl barley
2 large carrots, peeled & chopped
9 cups fluid (mostly veg. broth, some water)

Here is how you make Winter Minestrone:

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Saute onion, celery, garlic, basil, thyme, oregano, and rosemary until the onion is softened and translucent. Add barley, broth, water, carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and turnips, and bring to a boil over high heat. Simmer 20-30 minutes on low heat until vegetables have almost reached desired texture. Add pasta and tomato paste, and cook 10 minutes until pasta is al dente. Add chopped kale and cook 5 minutes more, until kale is tender-crisp.Serve with low-fat monterey jack cheese shredded on top, if desired.Makes 9 big bowls.Number of Servings: 9Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NIKEBUNNY.

The nutritional information for Winter Minestrone is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 9
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 153.4

• Total Fat: 4.9 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 695.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 25.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.3 g
• Protein: 2.8 g

The dietary needs meet for Winter Minestrone is Vegetarian