Chard & Pepperoni Minestrone
Yield
6 servingsPrep
14 minCook
14 minReady
32 minLow Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
1 | tablespoon |
olive oil
|
|
½ | cup |
sweet bell peppers
green, orange, red, yellow or mixture |
* |
5 | cups |
beef stock
low salt |
|
1 ¼ | teaspoons |
oregano
dried |
|
11/4 | teaspoon |
thyme
dried |
* |
¾ | cup |
pasta
any kind, prefer whole wheat |
* |
1 | pound |
mixed vegetables
potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, chopped, fresh or frozen |
|
1 | cup |
lima beans
fresh or frozen, thawed |
|
15 | ounces |
tomatoes, canned
diced, with garlic and onion |
|
⅔ | cup |
pepperoni
diced |
* |
3 | cups |
swiss chard
tough stems removed and coarsely chopped, or kale |
|
1 | x |
black pepper
freshly ground, to taste |
* |
1 | x |
Parmesan cheese
|
* |
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
15 | ml |
olive oil
|
|
118 | ml |
sweet bell peppers
green, orange, red, yellow or mixture |
* |
1.2 | l |
beef stock
low salt |
|
6.3 | ml |
oregano
dried |
|
14 | ml |
thyme
dried |
* |
177 | ml |
pasta
any kind, prefer whole wheat |
* |
453.6 | g |
mixed vegetables
potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, chopped, fresh or frozen |
|
237 | ml |
lima beans
fresh or frozen, thawed |
|
433.5 | ml/g |
tomatoes, canned
diced, with garlic and onion |
|
158 | ml |
pepperoni
diced |
* |
7.1E+2 | ml |
swiss chard
tough stems removed and coarsely chopped, or kale |
|
1 | x |
black pepper
freshly ground, to taste |
* |
1 | x |
Parmesan cheese
|
* |
Directions
Heat oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
Stir in bell peppers and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes.
Stir in broth, oregano and thyme, bring to a boil over high heat.
Stir in pasta and cook for 2 or 3 minutes less than the package directions.
Stir in mixed vegetables and lima beans.
Bring to a boil again over medium-high heat, cook until the vegetables are almost tender, 2 to 4 minutes.
Stir in tomatoes, pepperoni and chard or kale, bring back to a boil.
Adjust the heat and simmer until the chard or kale is just tender, 4 to 6 minutes.
Season with pepper and top with parmesan.