Vegetable Beef Minestrone

Name: Vegetable Beef Minestrone
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 2 slices bacon, chopped; 1 bay leaf; 298 grams beef broth; 425 grams chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained; 411 grams stewed tomatoes; 2 carrots, chopped; 1 stalk celery, chopped; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 227 grams lean ground beef; 1 large onion, chopped; 0 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes; 57 grams spaghetti, broken into pieces

Vegetable Beef Minestrone is a dairy free recipe with 6 servings. One serving contains 224 calories, 16g of protein, and 7g of fat. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a reasonably priced recipe for fans of Mediterranean food. A couple people really liked this main course. If you have carrots, ground beef, pepper flakes, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Instructions

In a large saucepan, cook bacon and ground beef until well done, breaking up the beef as it cooks.

Ingredients you will need

Ground Beef

Bacon

Beef

Equipment you will use

Sauce Pan

Drain off the grease and add carrots, garlic, onion and celery. Season with the bay leaf, basil, rosemary and red pepper flakes. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the onions are translucent. Stir in tomatoes and beef stock.

Ingredients you will need

Red Pepper Flakes