Forgotten Minestrone
A succulent and scrumptious dish made with juicy tomatoes, zucchini and chickpeas.
Yield
4 servingsPrep
30 minCook
7 hrsReady
8 hrsTrans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pound |
beef
stew meat, lean |
|
| 6 | cups |
water
|
|
| 28 | ounces |
tomatoes
can, with liquid, cut up |
|
| 1 |
beef bouillon cubes
low sodium |
*
|
|
| 1 |
onions
chopped |
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
parsley leaves
dried |
|
| 2 ½ | teaspoons |
salt
optional |
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoon |
thyme
ground |
*
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
black pepper
|
|
| 1 |
zucchini
thinly sliced |
|
|
| 16 | ounces |
chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
canned, drained |
|
| 1 | cup |
pasta, elbow macaroni
or shell macaroni, small, uncooked |
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
Parmesan cheese
grated, optional |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 453.6 | g |
beef
stew meat, lean |
|
| 1.4 | l |
water
|
|
| 809.2 | ml/g |
tomatoes
can, with liquid, cut up |
|
| 1 | each |
beef bouillon cubes
low sodium |
*
|
| 1 | each |
onions
chopped |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
parsley leaves
dried |
|
| 13 | ml |
salt
optional |
|
| 7.5 | ml |
thyme
ground |
*
|
| 2.5 | ml |
black pepper
|
|
| 1 | each |
zucchini
thinly sliced |
|
| 462.4 | ml/g |
chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
canned, drained |
|
| 237 | ml |
pasta, elbow macaroni
or shell macaroni, small, uncooked |
*
|
| 59 | ml |
Parmesan cheese
grated, optional |
|
Directions
In a slow cooker, combine beef, water, tomatoes, bouillon, onion, parsley, salt if desired, thyme and pepper. Cover and cook on low for 7 to 9 hours or until meat is tender. Add zucchini, cabbage, beans and macaroni; cook on high, covered, 30 to 45 minutes more, or until the vegetables are tender. Sprinkle individual servings with parmesan cheese if desired.
Diabetic Exchanges: One serving (without added salt and parmesan cheese) equals 2 vegetable, 1½ starch, 1 meat.
246 CALORIES 453mg SODIUM 33mg CHOLESTEROL 30gm CARBOHYDRATE 19gm PROTEIN 6gm FAT
