Vegetarian

Chunky Minestrone is for Soup.

Chunky Minestrone takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Chunky Minestrone takes 30 minutes to cook.

Chunky Minestrone makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Chunky Minestrone are:

2 tsp olive oil
1 ? C Chopped onion
1 Medium carrot, ? lengthwise and sliced (about ? C)
1 clove garlic, minced
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? C long grain rice, uncooked
1 tsp dried Italian seasoning
2 ? C water
1 lrg (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
2 cans chicken broth
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1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced (about 2 cups)
? tsp salt
? tsp pepper
1 (15 ? oz) can cannelleni beans, drained (you can use any beans)
1 (10 oz) pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained)
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2/3 C grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

Here is how you make Chunky Minestrone:

Heat oil in large dutch oven over medium high heat. Add onion, carrot and garlic.Saute 3 min. Add rice and next 4 ingredients; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Add zucchini and next 4 ingredients; cook an additional 5 minutes. Ladle into individual soup bowls and sprinkle with cheese. Yield 10 ? C Number of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DIMPSY264.

The nutritional information for Chunky Minestrone is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 124.8

• Total Fat: 1.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 285.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 24.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.1 g
• Protein: 6.0 g

Chunky Minestrone is Italian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Chunky Minestrone is Vegan