Spinach Minestrone

Name: Spinach Minestrone
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 454 grams can kidney beans, rinsed and drained; 397 grams can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained; 2 mediums carrots, sliced; 118 milliliters uncooked elbow macaroni; 283 grams package frozen chopped spinach, thawed; 1 garlic clove, minced; 946 milliliters reduced-sodium chicken broth; 1 large onion, chopped; 0 teaspoons dried oregano

You can never have too many soup recipes, so give Spinach Minestrone a try. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 136 calories, 9g of protein, and 1g of fat. Head to the store and pick up onion, canned tomatoes, garlic clove, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes.

Instructions

In a large saucepan coated with cooking spray, saute onion and garlic until tender.

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Cooking Spray

Garlic

Onion

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Sauce Pan

Add the broth, beans, tomatoes, carrots, macaroni and oregano. Cook until vegetables and macaroni are tender, about 20 minutes.

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Vegetable

Macaroni

Tomato

Carrot

Oregano

Beans

Broth

Stir in spinach; bring to a boil.

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Spinach

Remove from the heat; let stand for 5-10 minutes.

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Ingredients

Servings:

454grams

can kidney beans, rinsed and drained 397grams

can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained 2mediums

carrots, sliced 118milliliters

uncooked elbow macaroni 283grams

package frozen chopped spinach, thawed 1

garlic clove, minced 946milliliters

reduced-sodium chicken broth 1large

onion, chopped 0teaspoons

dried oregano

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are my top picks for Italian. 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. One wine you could try is Bibbiano Vigna del Capannino Chianti Classico Grand Selezione. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 34 dollars.

Bibbiano Vigna del Capannino Chianti Classico Grand Selezione

Very intense and complex, with soft fruity notes of black cherry and cherry, together with intense and pleasant spicy scents, particularly of tobacco, cocoa and black pepper mingled with agreable balsamic and mineral notes.