Garden Minestrone

Name: Garden Minestrone
Prep time: 58 min
Cook time: 58 min
Total time: 58 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 113 grams cup grated Asiago cheese; 170 grams package fresh baby spinach; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 439 grams Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained; 237 milliliters chopped carrot; 118 milliliters uncooked ditalini pasta (very short tube-shaped macaroni); 1 kilograms fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth, divided; 237 milliliters fresh corn kernels (about 2 ears); 4 garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 237 milliliters chopped onion; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano; 1 teaspoons salt; 946 milliliters chopped tomato, divided; 710 milliliters chopped yellow squash; 710 milliliters chopped zucchini

Garden Minestrone takes about 58 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 15g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 240 calories. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up asiago cheese, baby spinach, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. It works well as a reasonably priced main course. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Garden Minestrone, Garden Patch Minestrone, and Vegetable Garden Minestrone Soup.

Instructions

Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.

Ingredients you will need

Cooking Oil

Equipment you will use

Dutch Oven

Add onion to pan; saut 3 minutes or until softened.

Ingredients you will need

Onion

Equipment you will use

Frying Pan

Add oregano and garlic; saut 1 minute. Stir in squash, zucchini, carrot, and corn; saut 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

Ingredients you will need

Vegetable

Zucchini

Oregano

Carrot

Garlic

Squash

Corn

Remove from heat.

Place 3 cups tomato and 1 can broth in a blender; process until smooth.

Ingredients you will need

Tomato

Broth

Equipment you will use

Blender

Add tomato mixture to pan; return pan to heat. Stir in remaining 1 cup tomato and remaining 2 cans broth; bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Tomato

Broth

Equipment you will use

Frying Pan

Add pasta and beans to pan; cook 10 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally.

Ingredients you will need

Beans