Quick Minestrone Soup

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

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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.
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Add kale and sauté, stirring, 1 minute.
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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.
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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.
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DifficultyMedium
Ready In30 m.
Servings4
Health Score100
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