Lower-Sodium Minestrone

Name: Lower-Sodium Minestrone
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 237 milliliters shredded cabbage; 425 grams cannellini beans, no-salt-added, rinsed and drained; 1 medium carrot, chopped; 1 stalk celery, sliced; 1 medium onion, chopped; 4 teaspoons grated Parmesan cheese; 0 teaspoons salt; 79 milliliters packaged dried small shell pasta; 454 grams Classico® Tomato and Basil pasta sauce; 710 milliliters water; 1 small zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced

You can never have too many Mediterranean recipes, so give Lower-Sodium Minestrone a try. This main course has 283 calories, 13g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of tomato and basil pasta sauce, parmesan cheese, celery, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Chicken Adobo - Lower Fat and Sodium, The Vegetable Broth and the Minestrone — Le bouillon de légumes et la minestrone, and Beef Goulash - Low Sodium.

Instructions

In a large saucepan or Dutch oven combine the water, cabbage, onion, carrot, and celery. Bring to boiling; reduce heat to medium. Cook, covered, for 10 to 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

Ingredients you will need

Vegetable

Cabbage

Carrot

Celery

Onion

Water

Equipment you will use

Dutch Oven

Sauce Pan

Add Classico® Tomato and Basil pasta sauce, kidney or great northern beans, zucchini, uncooked pasta, and salt. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 10 to 15 minutes more or until vegetables and pasta are tender.

Ingredients you will need

Great Northern Beans

Pasta Sauce

Vegetable

Zucchini

Kidney

Tomato

Basil

Pasta

Salt

Sprinkle each serving with 1 teaspoon of the Parmesan cheese.

Ingredients you will need

Parmesan

Equipment

Dutch Oven

Sauce Pan

Ingredients

Servings:

237milliliters

shredded cabbage 425grams

cannellini beans, no-salt-added, rinsed and drained 1medium

carrot, chopped 1stalk

celery, sliced 1medium

onion, chopped 4teaspoons

grated Parmesan cheese 0teaspoons

salt 79milliliters

packaged dried small shell pasta 454grams

Classico® Tomato and Basil pasta sauce 710milliliters

water 1small

zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced

Recommended wine: Chianti, Verdicchio, Trebbiano

Chianti, Verdicchio, and Trebbiano are great choices for Minestrone. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Vignamaggio Chianti Classico Monna Lisa Gran Selezione with a 4.8 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 39 dollars per bottle.

Vignamaggio Chianti Classico Monna Lisa Gran Selezione

The wine is only produced in the best vintage years, with grapes from the farm's prime southwest grape growing areas. It is a deep ruby red color. The aroma is very intense, persistent, delicate, with hints of tobacco, oak and berries. A full, long, warm mouth feel.