Loaded Veggies Italian Minestrone Soup

Name: Loaded Veggies Italian Minestrone Soup
Total time: P1H
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: green bell peppers; spinach; carrots; pasta; celery stalks; red kidney beans; onions; salt; butter; black pepper; chicken broth; romano cheese; tomato sauce

Submitted by babyskye

Loaded Veggies Italian Minestrone Soup recipe

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

15 min

COOK

45 min

READY

1 hrs

Ingredients

GREEN BELL PEPPERS
diced *

OUNCES SPINACH
chopped

CARROTS
peeled and diced *

OUNCES PASTA
elbow macaroni

CELERY STALKS
diced *

OUNCES RED KIDNEY BEANS

MEDIUM ONIONS
minced

SALT
to taste *

TABLESPOONS BUTTER

BLACK PEPPER
to taste *

QUART CHICKEN BROTH *

TABLESPOONS ROMANO CHEESE
grated *

OUNCES TOMATO SAUCE

Directions

Using a 3-quart saucepan, sauté first 4 ingredients in butter until tender. Add chicken broth, tomato sauce and spinach. Bring to boil.

Add macaroni; return to boil. Reduce heat and simmer ½ hour, stirring occasionally. Add water if necessary. Add kidney beans and seasonings. Heat through. Sprinkle cheese on top.