Hunter's Minestrone

Name: Hunter's Minestrone
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 12 slices baguette; 1 bay leaf; 794 grams crushed plum tomatoes; 2 mediums carrots, roughly chopped; 2 ribs celery ribs, roughly chopped; 2 liters chicken stock; 1 bunches fresh parsley leaves, finely minced; 1 sprig fresh rosemary; 8 fresh sage leaves; 1 sprig fresh thyme; 1 head garlic, halved; 6 servings Coarsely ground black pepper; 2 kilograms cannelloni beans, drained and rinsed; 6 servings Extra-virgin olive oil; 1 onion, roughly chopped; 237 milliliters freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; 340 grams loose sweet Italian pork sausage; 227 grams rigatoni

The recipe Hunter's Minestrone could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in roughly 55 minutes. For $3.62 per serving, you get a main course that serves 6. One portion of this dish contains approximately 59g of protein, 42g of fat, and a total of 1193 calories. If you have baguette, bay leaf, sage leaves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the bay leaf you could follow this main course with the Adorable Applesauce Cupcakes as a dessert.

Instructions

Combine the stock and halved garlic head in a big saucepan and simmer for about 15 minutes to give the stock a nice, garlicky taste; strain out the garlic. Keep warm.

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Garlic

Stock

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Sauce Pan

Bring a pot of salted water to boil for the rigatoni.

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Rigatoni

Water

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Pot

Pour 1/4 cup olive oil in a large saucepan.

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Olive Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the sage, rosemary and thyme and warm the oil over medium heat to infuse it with the flavor of the herbs, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Rosemary

Herbs

Thyme

Sage

Cooking Oil

Add the sausage and cook, breaking up the sausage with the side of a big spoon until well browned. Chop the carrots, celery, and onion in a food processor.

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Carrot

Sausage

Celery

Onion

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Food Processor

Add to the saucepan and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until the vegetables are softened but not browned.

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Vegetable

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Sauce Pan

To the pan with the sausage stir in the crushed tomatoes, bay leaf, cannelloni beans, and chicken stock. Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes stirring occasionally.

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Crushed Tomatoes

Chicken Stock

Cannelloni

Bay Leaves

Sausage

Beans

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Frying Pan

Cook the rigatoni in the boiling water for 6 minutes; it should be slightly underdone.

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Rigatoni

Water

Drain and stir into the simmering soup.

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Soup

Add the parsley, and salt and coarsely ground black pepper, to taste. Discard the bay leaf and herb sprigs.

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Coarsely Ground Black Pepper

Bay Leaves

Parsley

Salt

To serve, preheat the broiler.

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Broiler

Put the baguette slices in a single layer on a baking sheet.

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Baguette

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Baking Sheet

Sprinkle with the Parmigiano and broil until the cheese is bubbly and golden brown, about 3 minutes. Ladle the soup into bowls and float a couple of the baguette slices on top.

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Parmigiano Reggiano