Minestrone

Name: Minestrone
Prep time: 3 h 12 min
Cook time: 3 h 12 min
Total time: 3 h 12 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 473 milliliters tightly packed fresh basil leaves; 3 larges carrots, peeled, halved lengthwise, if large, and thinly sliced; 2 celery stalks, diced; 113 grams green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch lengths; 113 grams macaroni or small shells; 118 milliliters dried small white beans or 1 can (15 oz.) white beans; 4 smalls new potatoes, unpeeled, diced; 2 Tbs olive oil; 118 milliliters diced pancetta; 59 milliliters grated pecorino sardo or Parmesan cheese; 4 servings Freshly ground pepper, to taste; 59 milliliters pine nuts or walnuts; 4 servings Salt, to taste; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste; 473 milliliters chopped swiss chard (optional); 340 grams tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced; 2 yellow onions, diced; 2 zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Minestrone a try. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 433 calories, 15g of protein, and 17g of fat. A mixture of swiss chard, salt and pepper, parmesan cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the pepper you could follow this main course with the Easy Peppermint Dessert as a dessert.