Minestrone Soup With Meat

Basic Minestrone Soup

Basic Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

• Serving Size : 1
• 3 cups cooked white kidney beans or great northern beans
• 3 cups cooked cranberry beans or
• pink beans
• 2 cloves garlic – minced
• 2 cups carrots – diced
• 2 cups onions – diced
• 2 cups celery – diced
• 2 cups tomatoes – chopped (canned worked well)
• 2 cups zucchini – diced
• 8 ounces fresh kale or spinach chopped
• 2 potatoes – peeled and cubed
• 1 tablespoon dried Italian herbs or
• parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1/2 cup red wine

Method

1. Puree the white beans.
2. Put into a big stock pot (10 qt) with the cranberry beans.
3. Saute the garlic, carrots, onions and celery until onions are just turning translucent.
4. Add to pot.
5. Add the rest of the ingredients to the pot and fill the pot with water to within 1 inch of the rim.
6. Simmer for about 1 1/2 hour or until potatoes are soft.
7. Add salt if desired AFTER the full cooking time.