Chunky Minestrone
Try this Chunky Minestrone recipe, or contribute your own.
- Preparing Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Served Person: 0
contains white meat
tree nut free
nut free
contains gluten
contains red meat
shellfish free
contains dairy
- salt and pepper to taste
- celery
- onion
- carrot
- leek
- butternut squash
- peas
- 5 tablespoons of olive oil
- each ingredient is roughly 1 1/2 cups each cut into chunky bite size pieces.
- broccoli florets
- cauliflower florets ( if i had it i would have used it)
- yellow and green zucchini a combo of both
- brussel sprout leaves or cabbage, or any greens of your choice
- potato ( i opted to double the butternut squash but you can do both)
- 15 cherry tomatoes
- 3 large crushed garlic cloves
- 1 can of cannelini beans drained and rinsed
- 1/2 can of butter beans drained and rinsed ( butter beans are quite larger, if you can't find them do another bean of your choice)
- a bunch of chopped parsley and some basil or other seasoning you like
- 2 parmesan cheese rinds
- 2 handfuls or so of grated parmesan or romano to toss into th taste to your liking.
- broth or stock enough to cover all the vegetables and then some, you want enough so that when it's stirred it's loose, i used organic, low sodium, chicken stock in a box.
- optional additions:
- mini meatballs precooked
- pasta of your choice precooked
- Carbohydrate 101.494929166667 g
- Cholesterol 73.08 mg
- Fat 29.4816874928674 g
- Fiber 17.8669165349503 g
- Protein 31.6067875 g
- Saturated Fat 13.0371166656818 g
- Serving Size 1 1 recipe (1079g)
- Sodium 478.576822916524 mg
- Sugar 83.6280126317163 g
- Trans Fat 1.87030874980684 g
- Calories 760 calories
Throw everything into the pot, raw.Cover with broth, add spices and herbs.Simmer on low until veggies are cooked through but not mushyTurn off heat, remove cheese rinds.Add in grated cheese and stir, tasting for desired amount.Ladle into your bowl and top with cooked mini meatballs and/or pasta, optional
