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Minestroni

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Cook Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 can broth 1 chicken - 1 beef, more if you like
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 medium onions thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic chopped
  • 3 carrots sliced
  • 1/2 head of cabbage chopped or sliced
  • 2 stalks celery sliced
  • 1 pkg frozen spinach or canned mustard greens or any kind of greens
  • 1 large potato scrubbed and cubed, leave skin on
  • 1 can peeled tomatoes medium size, chopped
  • 1 can beans white, red or your choice
  • 1 pkg chopped frozen broccoli or chopped green beans, or both
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary or 1/2 teaspoon dry
  • ground pepper
  • grated cheese for serving

Method
 

  1. 1. In pot sauté onions and garlic in olive oil until limp.
  2. 2. Add cabbage, celery, spinach, cubed potato, broccoli and/or beans and cook slowly for about 20 minutes or until limp.
  3. 3. If necessary add more olive oil.
  4. 4. Add beans, peeled tomatoes, broth, pepper and rosemary.
  5. 5. Cook for a couple of hours on low setting.
  6. 6. If desired add dry pasta like very thin spaghetti broken or capellini and let the pasta absorb the liquid.
  7. 7. Re-heat when ready to serve and serve with grated cheese.

Notes

Recipe is flexible - various greens can be substituted for spinach, bean type is your choice, and broccoli and/or green beans can be used together or separately.

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