Quick Minestrone Soup
Quick Minestrone Soup might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 687 calories, 39g of protein, and 26g of fat each. This recipe covers 50% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have prewashed and cut kale, olive oil, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the zucchini you could follow this main course with the Zucchini Dessert Squares as a dessert. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine.
Instructions
Heat oil in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook onion and garlic, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 3 minutes.
Add kale and sauté, stirring, 1 minute.
Add frozen vegetables, tomatoes with juice, pasta, broth, water, salt, and pepper and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender and pasta is al dente, about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, transfer half of beans to a wide shallow bowl and coarsely mash with a fork or a potato masher, then stir mashed and whole beans into soup and simmer, stirring occasionally, until soup is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.